The Cincinnati Bengals are coming into Monday Night Football against the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers after suffering a stunning comeback loss to the Chicago Bears and with 0-2 staring the loser of this game in the face, both sides will be looking to make sure they come out on top tonight.
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The game between the Steelers and the Bengals may hinge on who can run the ball better and so far both teams have struggled in that area through their first game. The Bengals are hoping for a big game from rookie Giovani Bernard, while BenJarvus Green-Ellis comes in as the leading rusher with 25 yards. The Steelers are very banged up and now their leading rusher is gone, which forced them to sign last year's leading rusher back in Jonathan Dwyer after cutting him.
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The Bengals have a tough stretch after this game with the Packers coming up next at home and then the team travels to play the Browns before hosting the Patriots. While New England did not look good in their game, the Bengals know how good Tom Brady can be on the road and without a bye until Week 12, the team needs to play consistently. Heading into the bye the team has tough games with the Lions and Ravens and then after they will play on the road against the Chargers on the West coast.
The game for the Steelers and Bengals comes after an exciting week in the NFL and things got started off with a sloppy game on Thursday, as the New England Patriots defeated the New York Jets 13-10 in Foxboro to stay at 2-0, dropping the Jets to 1-1 after three interceptions from Geno Smith. Tom Brady was visibly frustrated during the game with receivers dropping balls and now the team will likely have to move forward without leading wideout Danny Amendola. Julian Edelman made up for it with 13catches on the day, but the team will struggle unless some playmakers step up.
The Falcons avoided going 0-2 with a victory over the Rams on Sunday and they got a great game out of Matt Ryan and Julio Jones, as they connected on 11 passes for over 180 yards and one touchdown. Ryan threw for over 370 yards and two scores and while the running game was non-existent after Steven Jackson left the game, the team was able to hold back the Rams despite 350 yards passing and three scores from Sam Bradford. The Vikings and the Bears played one of the most entertaining games of the weekend, as Jay Cutler led his team on a second straight comeback victory after a winning pass to Martellus Bennett.
Cutler connected with his favorite target in Brandon Marshall seven times for 113 yards and a score, while Matt Forte came through with 90 yards rushing. Adrian Peterson had his first 100 yard game of the year, but it wasn't enough for the Vikings, who are now 0-2 after making the playoffs last season, while the Bears are 2-0. The Packers jumped out to a hast 24-0 lead against the Washington Redskins on Sunday before holding on for the 38-20 victory and now the team is looking good after losing to the 49ers in Week 1.
Aaron Rodgers was fantastic with 480 yards and four touchdowns and the offense had a very productive day on all asides. James Jones finished with 11 catches for 178 yards after having zero in Week 1, while the Packers broke a very long streak of having no 100-yard rushers when James Starks gained 132 yards in the game while scoring a touchdown as well. The 49ers were handled by the Seahawks on Sunday night and now Seattle is 2-0 after Marshawn Lynch had two rushing touchdowns and one in the air for three in the game and now the Niners have been killed in their last two in Seattle.
