The Pittsburgh Steelers played very much unlike themselves in Week 13 against the Cincinnati Bengals. That definitely wasn’t a bad thing, though. For the most part, the Steelers have been a run-first offense this year. Against the Bengals, that was not the case. The Steelers came out slinging the ball on offense. According to Mike Tomlin, that was always the Steelers’ plan.
“We wanted to come out and attack because we knew what they would give us,” Tomlin said after the game via the team’s YouTube channel. “That’s what I mean about the depths of these waters.