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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals Preview & Picks – Back Steelers For Thursday Night NFL Success

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14 Oct 2025
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Leigh Copson 14 Oct 2025
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  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals picks for Thursday, October 16
  • Game is taking place at Paycor Stadium
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals Preview & Picks
  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Pittsburgh Steelers Form
  • Cincinnati Bengals Form

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals Preview & Picks

Pittsburgh are tipped to cover as they win this AFC North clash on Thursday night.

The Steelers have been rock solid on their travels, and this opportunistic defense can pounce on a Bengals offense that has been sloppy with the football.

  • Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0 away from Acrisure Stadium
  • Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0-0 ATS in their previous 3 games
  • Cincinnati Bengals are 2-4-0 ATS in their 6 games so far
  • The Under has cashed in 2 of Cleveland’s last 3 games

Head To Head

  • Pittsburgh Steelers lead the all-time series 71-40
  • Cincinnati Bengals won 19-17 when the two teams last met on January 4

Pittsburgh Steelers Form

Pittsburgh entered this short week on a good run of form, having won three straight games to improve to 4-1.

The Steelers enjoyed a winning start to the season as Aaron Rodgers led them to a 34-32 victory at his former team, the New York Jets.

They failed to back that up a week later as they fell to a 31-17 defeat to Seattle in their home opener, but their response has been strong.

Pittsburgh bounced back with a 21-14 victory in New England, and backed that up with an historic 24-21 success against Minnesota in Dublin, Ireland.

Then, after the bye week, the Steelers made it three wins in a row with a 23-9 success against division rivals Cleveland.

Cincinnati Bengals Form

Cincinnati go into this matchup in desperate need of a victory, having now lost four straight games to fall to 2-4.

The Bengals opened with a 17-16 success in Cleveland, and followed that up with a 31-27 victory at home to Jacksonville.

However, they lost Joe Burrow to injury during the win over the Jaguars, and with Jake Browning at the controls their form collapsed.

Cincinnati were blown out in Minnesota, 48-10, and then lost 28-3 at Denver and 37-24 at home to Detroit.

The Bengals traded for Joe Flacco in an attempt to turn things around, but he could not prevent them from falling to a 27-18 defeat in Green Bay.

Verdict

Pittsburgh have found some momentum, with the defense stacking up sacks and takeaways.

The Steelers can get after Flacco, make it a miserable night for the veteran quarterback, and leave with the win and the cover.

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