The Steelers dropped to 4-2 on Thursday and lost a game in the AFC North race to the Cincinnati Bengals. Just 10 days into Joe Flacco’s Bengals tenure following a trade from the Cleveland Browns, the 40-year-old quarterback threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns in a game where the Bengals never turned the ball over.

The Steelers’ secondary inarguably had a rough day against one of, if not the most dynamic wide receiver duo in football.

While the Steelers’ secondary hasn’t been the elite unit that Mike Tomlin envisioned it to be during training camp, he isn’t hitting the panic button.

“It certainly hasn’t met my vision, to this point,” Tomlin said. “But I’m not discouraged.”

During training camp, Tomlin alluded to the Bengals while speaking on an episode of The Pivot podcast. While t

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