Bengals Tuesday Trenches: A bump in the road or is the sky is falling?

The Cincinnati Bengals suffered their first defeat of the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3, missing an opportunity to achieve their first 3-0 start since 2015. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers guided Pittsburgh to victory while evading pressure, whereas Cincinnati's offense was halted on a potential game-winning drive when Joe Burrow was sacked and lost a fumble.

Cincinnati struggled extensively on special teams, giving up roughly 10 points through critical errors. A roughing-the-kicker penalty committed by Cedric Johnson extended a Steelers touchdown drive, while a muffed punt by Ke'Shawn Williams handed Pittsburgh field position at the Bengals' 14-yard line to set up a field goal.