Category: 2023 Season Week 12 – Steelers vs Bengals

Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase fires warning shot at Steelers defense

Ja’Marr Chase had some words for his upcoming opponent, Joey Porter Jr. and the Steelers defense.

Ja’Marr Chase won’t be catching passes from Joe Burrow, instead Jake Browning — for the first time in his career — but that hasn’t stopped him from talkin’ his talk.

Chase hears all the doubters since Burrow went down for the season last week and is eager to prove he can still be the same threat he was with his former college QB.

“We’ll show y’all this week,” Chase told Bengals.com’s Geoff Hobson. “Wait for the show.”

As usual, rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. remains unfazed. “These are situations I’ve always dreamed of, I watched as a kid — DBs have a one-on-one matchup with their top guys,” Porter said of defending Ja’Marr Chase. “Now it’s my turn to get that chance and see if I can take him.

“I feel like he’s an overall athlete, a good player. He’s been doing it in the league for a long time, so I’m excited for this matchup. I feel like I’m prepared for it, so let’s do it.”

Chase was sidelined with a hip injury in Cincinnati’s last matchup with the Steelers. Overall, he’s logged 233 yards and three touchdowns in three games versus the Steelers.

Chase talks the talk, but can he walk the walk versus Porter and the Steelers defense? We’ll find out in less than 24 hours.

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NFL analyst calls Steelers ‘a tough offense to watch’

The Steelers offense has been a tough watch all season.

There are few NFL analysts who put in the work that Greg Cosell does. He spends countless hours going over film in a way that the casual fan just can’t. So when Cosell was on the Ross Tucker Podcast and said the Pittsburgh Steelers offense was “a tough offense to watch” he meant it.

The numbers for the Steelers offense speak for themselves. 30th in passing yards, 31th in passing touchdowns and 27th yards per attempt. The offense overall is No. 28 in yards and No. 28 in points scored and somehow this team is still over .500.

Cosell talked about the concepts and the problems with them and hopefully, this will be the biggest shift now that Matt Canada has been fired. The scheme Canada ran did no favors to quarterback Kenny Pickett or the rest of the skill-position players. We fully expect new offensive coordinator Eddie Faulkner and play-caller Mike Sullivan to get this turned around in a hurry.

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Steelers vs. Bengals: Expect same movie, different roles from Pittsburgh

Is it the system or the quarterback? Hard to say if we’ll find that out this season.

Such a drastic measure as making a coaching staff move at this juncture in the season isn’t going to yield many changes for the Pittsburgh Steelers — or any other team — for that matter. That’s partially why firing Matt Canada when it’s almost December came as such a surprise.

Is it the system or the quarterback? Hard to say if we’ll find that out this season. It was a combination of the two, especially given Kenny Pickett‘s abysmal performance this season. The OC only calls the plays, he doesn’t make them. Replacing Canada with two internal guys with only seven games remaining, expect the same move only different roles.

“You can’t have wholesale changes at this point in the season,” he told Steelers media. “We’re going to run the system that we’ve been using, and coach Sully, coach Faulk are going to put their wrinkle on it. What they want to run and when they want to run it.”

Will that wrinkle be enough for the Pittsburgh Steelers not to be the laughingstock of the NFL? We’re about to see.

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Steelers vs Bengals: How to watch, listen and stream

Here’s what you need to be sure you don’t miss this week’s game.

Here is everything you need to know so you can watch, listen to, or stream this week’s Pittsburgh Steelers game. This week the Steelers bring a new offense to the party and are taking on the Cincinnati Bengals in a must-win AFC North showdown.

Game info: Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) @ Cincinnati Bengals (5-5)

  • Game Day: Sunday, November 25, 2023
  • Game Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Cincinnati, OH
  • Stadium: Paycor Stadium
  • TV Channel: CBS
  • Weather: Temps in the 40s

Announcers: Ian Eagle and Charles Davis

Online: You can also tune in online with NFL+ and FuboTV (try it for free).

Radio: Westwood One and Steeler Nation Radio will have the game, as well as WDVE 102.5 FM & WBGG 970, AM local.

You can also follow the game with us @TheSteelersWire and of course here on Steelers Wire with our live updates during the game, along with highlights of all the key moments from this week’s game. Join us straight after the final whistle for more in-depth coverage, injury updates, and analysis of all the action.

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Steelers vs. Bengals injury report: 2 defenders out for Pittsburgh’s Week 12 matchup

The Steelers will be without two defenders, including Minkah Fitzpatrick, for their Week 12 matchup with the Bengals.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will, once again, be without the services of safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. After injuring his hamstring versus the Jaguars in Week 8, he’ll miss his fourth straight game when they take the field against the Bengals on Sunday.

Here’s the final injury report with game status:

Steelers vs Bengals: S Minkah Fitzpatrick OUT this week

The Steelers will be minus Minkah Fitzpatrick again this weekend.

Despite another week of work, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick will miss this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. This will be Fitzpatrick’s fourth straight game he is sidelined.

The Steelers safety situation is made even worse by the fact that Fitzpatrick’s replacement, Keanu Neal went on IR and is out for the year.

In their place, former practice squad player Triston Thompson got his first start last week and played well.

Pittsburgh will also be minus defensive tackle Montravius Adams this week. Adams continues to deal with an ankle injury and will be replaced in the starting lineup by rookie superstar Keeanu Benton.

For the Bengals, we already knew quarterback Joe Burrow was out for the season as well as starting wide receiver Tee Higgins. Cincinnati will also be without cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt.

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Steelers hold onto No. 7 spot in AFC playoffs heading into Week 12

The Steelers cling to a spot in the playoffs.

Despite losing to the Cleveland Browns last week the Pittsburgh Steelers are still holding onto the final spot in the AFC playoffs. If the playoffs started today, Pittsburgh would travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs which is a daunting task.

Here are the full AFC playoff standings heading into Week 12.

Steelers vs Bengals: Who wins in Week 12?

Cast your vote for who wins this week between the Steelers and the Bengals.

It’s Week 12 of the NFL season and the Pittsburgh Steelers are holding onto the final spot in the AFC playoffs. The team made a huge move this week in firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada in hopes of jump-starting the offense.

It’s a perfect week for this change. The Steelers are taking on the Cincinnati Bengals and they have Jake Browning starting at quarterback in place of the injured Joe Burrow. In the Steelers Wire podcast this week we talked about the timing of the Canada firing and how it lines up with the next five very winnable games.

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Will the Steelers get back on track this week with the new-look offense against a banged-up Bengals team? Cast your vote and let us know who you think wins this week.

For us, we are picking the Steelers this week. This team isn’t fixed just by firing Canada but we do expect to see the offense play with a new enthusiasm and energy which will carry them to victory over the Bengals.

Steelers 24, Bengals 17

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Steelers vs Bengals: 4 things we expect from the offense this week

The Steelers offense is going to look very different against the Bengals this week.

It is a new era for the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Out is Matt Canada and in is a combo of Eddie Faulkner and Mike Sullivan. There is no time to waste as the team must implement changes in just a few days ahead of this week’s AFC North showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals.

How different will the offense look this week? Here are four things we expect to see.

NFL experts picking the Steelers over banged up Bengals this week

The Steelers are hoping the offense gets on track this week against the Bengals.

Some of the best and most exciting games in NFL history have taken place between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. Teams filled with stars and huge personalities. Then there’s this season.

This week’s game doesn’t have the star power or fanfare of the past with the Bengals minus quarterback Joe Burrow and the Steelers offense stuck in neutral. But Pittsburgh made a huge move this week by firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada. This combination of factors gives most NFL pundits and experts the confidence to pick the Steelers on the road.

According to NFL Pick Watch, 78 percent of the expert picks are taking Pittsburgh.

The Steelers are 6-4 and hanging onto the No. 7 spot in the AFC playoff picture. The Bengals are just behind them at 5-5 in last place in the AFC North. Experts are banking on the Steelers offense getting enough of a spark by cutting Canada loose that they will get past the Bengals on the road.

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