The Steelers’ defense allowed the Bengals to gain 470 total yards and 328 passing yards in their 33-31 loss Thursday night at PayCor Stadium — both season-highs for Pittsburgh’s defense this season.

The Bengals’ primary threats in the game were their receivers -— Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins — who collectively accounted for 257 receiving yards on the night. That’s 78.4% of the Bengals’ passing production and 54.7% of their total yards gained.

The Steelers acquired Jalen Ramsey and Darius Slay Jr. to team up with Joey Porter Jr. as the team’s top cornerbacks. They intend to count on them to win in man coverage and execute complex disguises that could build off aggressive man coverage to confuse quarterbacks.

But on Thursday, the Steelers got neither consistent good man coverage nor pro

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