2 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Well, I am Mr. Optimistic. I always think there is a chance. But it is over for this team. If they give up 21 points in a half to Pittsburgh's offense, the Bengals have no chance of winning out. And it has been easy for Pittsburgh. I'll watch for the entertainment value but I have zero expectations left. This season is over as to playoff expectations. 

Been in this boat for some time now

It’s pathetic, comical, sad, ridiculous and any adjective anybody else wants to throw in  MAJOR changes better be on the way!!

 

2 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Well, I am Mr. Optimistic. I always think there is a chance. But it is over for this team. If they give up 21 points in a half to Pittsburgh's offense, the Bengals have no chance of winning out. And it has been easy for Pittsburgh. I'll watch for the entertainment value but I have zero expectations left. This season is over as to playoff expectations. 

Been in this boat for some time now

It’s pathetic, comical, sad, ridiculous and any adjective anybody else wants to throw in  MAJOR changes better be on the way!!

 

2 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Well, I am Mr. Optimistic. I always think there is a chance. But it is over for this team. If they give up 21 points in a half to Pittsburgh's offense, the Bengals have no chance of winning out. And it has been easy for Pittsburgh. I'll watch for the entertainment value but I have zero expectations left. This season is over as to playoff expectations. 

Been in this boat for some time now

It’s pathetic, comical, sad, ridiculous and any adjective anybody else wants to throw in  MAJOR changes better be on the way!!

 

The defense after the Steelers move down and get into FG range gets a stop and have Boswell hit a 50 yard FG to make it 24-21 Steelers.

2 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Well, I am Mr. Optimistic. I always think there is a chance. But it is over for this team. If they give up 21 points in a half to Pittsburgh's offense, the Bengals have no chance of winning out. And it has been easy for Pittsburgh. I'll watch for the entertainment value but I have zero expectations left. This season is over as to playoff expectations. 

Been in this boat for some time now

It’s pathetic, comical, sad, ridiculous and any adjective anybody else wants to throw in  MAJOR changes better be on the way!!

 

That really looked like a blown call by the official that was on the Steelers sideline! That could be big especially if the Steelers get points here to end the half.

That was not a false start!

We got hosed by the refs on that 4th down call...

Steelers ball with 156 left and up 24-21.

WHY did we not run the ball on 3rd down the way we’ve been running it?????

Pratt guarantees a win and hasn’t done 1 single stinking thing to back it up!!

And the Steelers get the ball to start the second half.  At this point they are going to hang 50 on us. 

We’ve become such a joke!

1 minute ago, theguru said:

And the Steelers get the ball to start the second half.  At this point they are going to hang 50 on us. 

Thank goodness they mismanaged the clock at the end and only got 3 points if they would have had 1 more shot at the endzone they would have probably got it. Another Boswell FG and the Steelers led 27-21 at the half.

4 minutes ago, theguru said:

We got hosed by the refs on that 4th down call...

Steelers ball with 156 left and up 24-21.

Not a Bengals fan, but dang it's almost laughable how much the Bengals get hosed by the refs. I swear it looks like the NFL is intentionally doing it, at this point.

I hate it for their fans.

This stat will tell you all you need to know about the Bengals defense! This is the 6th start for Russell Wilson on the season in only one half of play and less than 16 of the 30 minutes of the game he has thrown for 257 yards 21/27 and an average of just under 10 yards per play. In his other 5 starts this year the most he has thrown for in a game is 270. He has already in the first half today threw for more yards than he has in 2 of his previous starts.

Also this the most that Wilson has threw for in a half since 2017!

Plus his 257 is a career high in the first half of a game! Just pathetic!! 

4 minutes ago, Jumper_Dad said:

Not a Bengals fan, but dang it's almost laughable how much the Bengals get hosed by the refs. I swear it looks like the NFL is intentionally doing it, at this point.

I hate it for their fans.

I tend to be like VoR and not buy into many conspiracy theories but the Bengals are a lost cause this year and the NFL definitely wants to see the Steelers win this game so I can't say I am surprised.