When the Pittsburgh Steelers reshaped their secondary this offseason with the addition of veteran Darius Slay in free agency and then the splash trade for defensive back Jalen Ramsey to pair with cornerback Joey Porter Jr., they had one matchup in mind that they wanted to combat.
Now, they’ll get a chance to see that new-look secondary against the matchup they were worried about, that being the Cincinnati Bengals’ elite receiving corps with stars Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
The Steelers are healthy in the secondary and will have all three of Ramsey, Porter and Slay available for the Thursday Night Football matchup, which gives Pittsburgh the opportunity to be creative and prove that it can truly match up with anyone man on man like head coach Mike Tomlin stated in the offseason.