Positional Grades: Steelers vs. Bengals

Positional gradesHaving 10 days off after a disastrous loss on Christmas Day against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Pittsburgh Steelers talked a big game that Saturday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals to close the regular season was going to be different, and that it was personal.

They talked the talk, but didn’t walk the walk, dropping an ugly 19-17 game to the Bengals at Acrisure Stadium. The Steelers went out with a whimper late, with Russell Wilson making two inexplicable decisions with the football and Pat Freiermuth dropping a ball on a 4th and 12 when he would have had the first down.

The Steelers’ defense did all it could, too, holding the Bengals to just 19 points despite…