Steelers’ receiver Antonio Brown had only one reception for nine yards in the first half of a pivotal Week-6 matchup against the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday.
Perhaps more amazing than Brown’s lack of production was the fact that he had pretty much been a forgotten commodity during the first 30 minutes of action; tight end Vance McDonald, receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back James Conner were the offensive cogs working in unison to help Pittsburgh achieve a 14-14 tie at halftime.
Conner scored two touchdowns in the first half — his second one, coming late in the second quarter, was set up by spectacular individual efforts by McDonald and Smith-Schuster.