Kyle Dugger wasn’t in the Steelers secondary the first time they faced the Bengals and got shredded by Joe Flacco and Co. He certainly made his presence felt in the rematch.

Dugger, in his third game with the Steelers, intercepted a horrendous Flacco throw and returned it 74 yards for a momentum-shifting touchdown with 37 seconds left in the third quarter. The Steelers (6-4) rode that wave the rest of the way to a 34-12 win Sunday at Acrisure Stadium.

That pick-six by Dugger was the first defensive touchdown for the Steelers all season and was their first takeaway in nearly seven quarters against the Bengals (3-7). There was more where that came from, too.

They didn’t sack Flacco until almost five minutes were gone in the fourth quarter but the defense still made life easy on Mason Rudo

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