Division rivals since the 1970 AFL merger, the Pittsburgh Steelers own the Cincinnati Bengals. Since Ben Roethlisberger took over at the helm in 2004, Pittsburgh have dominated Cincinnati including two playoff victories.
Lat year, the teams split the series, each winning their home game. The week 10 game in Pittsburgh saw Ben throw four touchdowns in the team’s 36-10 victory. The week 15 contest in Cincinnati saw the Bengals triumph 27-17 led by Ryan Finley, who was making his first start in place of Joe Burrow.
Monday Night Football makes its debut
NFL fans take Monday Night football for granted, but in 1970 it was a new novelty brought about by the league needing to put more money in the teams’ coffers.