NFL Week 11 Game Recap: Cincinnati Bengals 37, Pittsburgh Steelers 30

The Cincinnati Bengals picked up their first divisional victory of the year on Sunday, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 37-30. 

With the win, the Bengals move to 6-4 and trail only the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North. The Steelers fall to 3-7 and are dead last in the division.

Offensive spotlight: Tee Higgins has had to step up as the Bengals’ No. 1 receiver with Ja’Marr Chase out with a hip injury. Higgins certainly stepped up against the Steelers, with nine catches on 13 targets for 148 yards. Higgins averaged 4.35 yards per route run, his new season-high.

Defensive spotlight:  Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt was flying around the ball. The fourth-year linebacker out of NC State finished with a 90.1 grade on first review. Over the last three weeks, his 92.1 grade is second among all linebackers. Against the Steelers, Pratt finished with five run-defense stops and a couple of tackles for loss or no gain.

Rookie spotlight: Higgins wasn’t the only receiver who shined on Saturday. Steelers second-rounder George Pickens made a couple of spectacular catches en route to an 83-yard, one-touchdown performance. 

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Offensive line spotlight: Neither offensive line performed very well on Sunday. Both the Bengals and Steelers finished with sub-60.0 pass-blocking grades on first review. 

One bright spot was Pittsburgh’s right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor. The fifth-year tackle didn’t allow a single pressure across 32 pass-blocking snaps.

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