CINCINNATI -- Ja'Marr Chase exploded for 161 yards on 16 receptions and fellow receiver Tee Higgins added 96 yards and a score in quarterback Joe Flacco 's second start in 10 days, but the Pittsburgh Steelers aren't pointing the finger at their secondary for the 33-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night.

Instead, numerous Steelers defensive players said the root of the problem was their inability to stop the league's worst rushing attack, as the Bengals put up a season-high 142 yards, nearly more than double their previous best.

"It's not the secondary, that's a cop-out," defensive tackle Cameron Heyward said. "I think the front line, we got to control line of scrimmage a lot better. I'm pissed off. We didn't take care of our job. ... they were last in rushing, a

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