Cincinnati (-6) - Pittsburgh

Steelers and Bengals are closing the second week at the NFL tonight in Cincinnati.

Both teams started defeat this year, with Steelers making a pretty ugly appearance at home, losing to Tennessee, 9-16. The 9 points that managed to make it all about how their attack worked, especially against a modest defense, while they showed that they did not have the same defensive depth as in the previous years. Particularly aggressive their performance ranged well below their last year, 32 just yards on the ground, non-running running game, and just 195 yards overall. Ben in place of qb accepted 5 sacks, and the attack also made 2 turnovers in that match. The icing on the cake to make it even worse then is that the team lost three basic wounds for the rest of the season.

Cinci fought well in Chicago but could not stand it until the end, losing 24-21. Encouraging elements from the attack beyond the two turnovers, with two tds in the match, over 280 yards in the air, and some good drives with over 80 yards. The defense was not where it should be but it makes sense as he added pieces this year and as time goes by it will get stronger. The Harrison all-star with the Steelers used to play against the Steelers today for the first time as he signed with Cinci as a free agent in the summer. Cinci's qb, Dalton has thrown 9 td's and just 1 interception in his last 4 home games.

Cinci is 5-1 against the handicap for the past three years when you rank 3.5 as 9.5 and 3-1 from 3.5 to 7 for the last three years. While the same criteria are 13-0 straight up in the last three years! More shared numbers for Pitt. who does not have to show anything important to her lines. 5-12 against 3 8 17 XNUMX XNUMX last year, XNUMX-XNUMX against opponents from the same conference, but has not covered the handicap in its last two games Monday night.

Another team that I think will not be the same as in previous years is Steelers. They showed the first signs to the Titans, with an attack without imagination and explosive, while defensive have fallen one level. Cinci is competitive this year and showed it with Chicago. More solutions aggressively will find holes today against a problematic defense, while I expect Bengals to be significantly improved and defensively against an attack that will logically be easy prey. 6 is a fair handicap for the Bengals tonight, as Steelers will have difficulty finding points and especially touchdowns. Cinci if it succeeds in achieving 3 touchdowns will logically cover the spread.

Cincinnati Bengals -6 @ 1.88, Stoiximan.