Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Team Totals: Bengals 22.5, Steelers 20
Even without CB Joey Porter Jr. (holdout), the Steelers looked like a truly elite pass defense in Weeks 1-2 against the Falcons and Patriots. DC Patrick Graham’s unit has produced the NFL’s eighth-highest pressure rate (28%) and fourth-most sacks (7) while allowing the league’s third-lowest passer rating (63.7). Joe Burrow is obviously a different animal than Cooper Rush and an A.J. Brown-less Drake Maye, but this profiles as a slugfest division affair in which both teams will struggle to score much. I have Burrow on the low end of the QB1/2 fringe. … The Steelers have been a bit more giving on the ground, yielding a combined 54/233/1 (4.3 YPC) rushing line and 10/97/1 receiving to enemy running backs. Chase Brown remains a volume-secure RB1 with touch counts of 23 and 21 under his belt.
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