The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals are worlds apart on paper. Entering Thursday Night Football, Mike Tomlin's team is +12 in point differential, while the Bengals sit at dead last in the NFL with a point differential of -80. Meanwhile, the Steelers are the 9th-ranked team in DVOA, per FTN, while Cincy ranks 32nd.
When you look at the rosters of these two teams—and consider the catastrophic injury to Joe Burrow—it's not hard to make sense of.
Apart from maybe just the wide receiver position, the Steelers are the better team across the board with fewer roster holes.