The Pittsburgh Steelers defense delivered a statement performance on Sunday, bouncing back in a big way after getting tormented by the Bengals in their first meeting this season. Cincinnati came into Pittsburgh with its offense still firing on all cylinders, but the Steelers shut that down fast.
The defense held Joe Flacco to just 199 passing yards with one touchdown and one interception, and completely neutralized Ja’Marr Chase, arguably the best wide receiver in football, limiting him to only 3 catches for 30 yards.
The biggest surprise of the game was James Pierre, who shadowed Chase all afternoon and shut him down.