Daily News & Links: Analysts Like Bengals over Steelers; T.J. Watt Breaks Team Record

Chris Ward |

Updated: Jan 1, 2025

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 1, 2024. -- Ed Thompson / Steelers Now

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🏈 NFL.com released its Steelers-Bengals preview for Saturday night. Nine of the 10 analysts on the panel have Cincinnati beating Pittsburgh. The Steelers are 2.5-point home underdogs, +124 on the money line, and the over/under total for the game is 48.5 points.

🏈 Pittsburgh has allowed 24+ points in six of their last eight games after allowing one such output in their first eight games.

Pittsburgh has allowed 24+ points in six of their last eight games after allowing one such output in their first eight games. #Steelers
— Matt Williamson (@WilliamsonNFL) January 1, 2025

🏈 With his next force fumble, T.J. Watt will tie Greg Lloyd (34) for first on the Steelers’ all-time list for forced fumbles.

With his next FF, TJ Watt will tie Greg Lloyd for 1st on Steelers all-time list for forced fumbles (FF). Stats for FF only kept since 1989 so no one from the Super Bowl teams of the 70's appear here. Here we go pic.twitter.com/qqJo8MgWOU
— Beaver Falls Hosiery (@subBurgher) January 1, 2025

🏈 Steelers legend and Arizona State wide receivers coach Hines Ward ahead of their game against Texas. Ward’s Sun Devils lost to Texas, 39-31, in overtime.

Pittsburgh Steelers legend and ASU WR coach Hines Ward ahead of their game against Texas 🙌 pic.twitter.com/eoL74Ec4pA
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) January 1, 2025

🏈 Pittsburgh strong safety DeShon Elliott criticized the NFL for having the Steelers play three games in 11 days.

“With the NFL kind of doing us over with the three games in 11 days, we kind of needed that (late-season break). I feel like we earned that. We deserve that. They didn’t throw us a bone. … I think we should get an extra bye,” Elliott said.

DeShon Elliott on the #Steelers late-season break.

“With the NFL kind of doing us over with the three games in 11 days, we kind of needed that. I feel like we earned that. We deserve that. They didn’t throw us a bone. … I think we should get an extra bye.” pic.twitter.com/JvsOCCjpD2
— Aaron Becker (@Aaron_M_Becker) January 1, 2025

🏈 The NFL Throwback account on YouTube posted a clip of the Steelers’ 27-17 win over the Bengals in Week 17 of the 2014 season. The win captured the AFC North title for Pittsburgh.