Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

The Pittsburgh Steelers offense looked to be in shambles in their opener vs. Tennessee. They did not find the end-zone until the last 90 seconds of the game. They gave up five sacks and committed a pair of turnovers. Cincinnati came up short at Chicago, in a higher scoring game than expected, losing 24-21. The Bengals turned the ball over three times, committed eight penalties but still scored 21 points vs. a very good defense. One of these two teams drops to 0-2 here which all but nixes their hopes for the season. So what is already a rivalry game takes on even more importance. These teams have a long history of meeting at least twice a year, and over the last five years, despite Pittsburgh having a strong defense, the games played in Cincinnati have seen no fewer than 41 points scored in any of them. The last four seasons in the games played here, neither team has ever failed to produce at least 17 points, and the winner over the last five years has averaged 27.2 ppg. With Pitt's defense on the downswing, I expect more point than normal. The Bengals have turned offensive following a loss where they own a 10-3 OVER mark in their last 13 following a setback. Over the last twelve seasons, the Bengals are 57% to the OVER (49-37-2) in games with a total set at 41 or lower including 18-10 OVER the past four years. Take this game to go OVER this low total.