This game was billed the Icy Hot Bowl due to Aaron Rodgers (41) and Joe Flacco (40) facing each other. How would the old men hold up? Both teams faced a short week. However, Mike Tomlin’s dismal 0-6 record on Thursday night away games against AFC North rivals was hard to ignore.
The Steelers seemed poised to break the streak. They entered the game relatively healthy while Bengals top defensive player Trey Hendrickson was declared out prior to the game. The Bengals had the worst rushing offense going into the game. And their defense wilted against the run.