The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals kick off Week 7 on Thursday Night Football, which has been the Steelers’ kryptonite. Will they be able to end that narrative? Our staff discusses in this week’s game picks.
Mike Nicastro: As Halloween approaches, it appears Mike Tomlin has found his boogeyman in the form of Joe Flacco. He surprisingly ripped Browns GM Andrew Berry this week for trading the veteran quarterback to a division rival, presumably due to Flacco’s success against him last season, and the familiarity from his time in Baltimore.
The biggest key to this game will be how the Steelers’ backend plays against JaMarr Chase and Tee Higgins, who have frequently burned them in the past. The Bengals’ defense stinks, but so does Tomlin in Thursday night road games. He’s 2-9 in h