Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers 9/26/21 - NFL Picks & Predictions

The Cincinnati Bengals visit Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on Sunday to play an AFC North showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cincinnati is 1-1 following a 20-17 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Cincinnati gained only 248 yards of total offense and committed four turnovers but the Bengals defense played well allowing only 206 total yards of offense to Chicago in a defensive struggle. Cincinnati's Joe Burrow had two touchdown passes but was intercepted three times.

Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow has passed for 468 yards with four touchdowns, three interceptions and has been sacked nine times. The leading rusher is Joe Mixon with 196 yards and one touchdown and an average of 4.0 yards per carry. Ja’Marr Chase is the leading receiver for Cincinnati with 155 yards and two touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Logan Wilson is the leading tackler with 16 and tackle BJ Hill is the leader in quarterback sacks with 2.0.

Pittsburgh dropped to 1-1 following a 26-17 loss at home to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Pittsburgh's defense was burned for 425 yards including 382 yards passing by Raiders quarterback Derek Carr. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed for 295 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The Steelers' running game was nearly non-existent with only 39 net yards rushing.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has passed for 483 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Roethlisberger has been sacked four times. Najee Harris is the leading rusher for Pittsburgh with 83 yards, while the leading receiver is Diontae Johnson with 141 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is the leading tackler with 16 and linebacker TJ Watt has a team-high 3.0 quarterback sacks.