Pittsburgh Steelers RUMORS: DeAngelo Williams Won’t Play Against Bengals

If he loses Saturday night against the Steelers, he will hold that dubious distinction all by himself. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the Bengals will be playing in the first round – and the fifth consecutive time that Cincy will be seeking to avoid a one-and-done playoff failure.

The Cincinnati Bengals ruled out quarterback Andy Dalton for Saturday’s wild-card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Whether Andy is the backup or where he is, we’ll know down the line”.

How much will it rain? He won two national championships at Alabama and thinks his experience in big games should help on Saturday. He handed the ball off once and then threw a pass – with his left hand.

Weakness: Cincy has excellent skill position players, including a pair of talented running backs in Jeremy Hill and Gio Bernard. “I’m that guy. That’s what it’s all about”.

“I feel like this is comfortable”, he said. “It forced us into a little bit of a corner on some of the things we were able to do on game day”.

This is a huge blow to the Steelers, mainly because of the way that Williams has stepped up in the absence of one of the most versatile backs in the league such as Bell. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Steelers yield 271.9 yards in passing and 91.2 yards in rushing.

The game is at 6:15 p.m. MT. The Bengals were in each of those contests at the half, too. With Marvin Lewis, you at least get a shred of hope before it’s crushed.

The Bengals head coach has guided his team to a 112-92-2 regular season record since taking over in 2003, but his playoff record is an ugly 0-6.

Including the playoffs, the Steelers have won 15 of their last 18 visits to Paul Brown Stadium…

If the Steelers want to be successful in the post season, they need “Steeler tough” from all the receivers, and even the tight ends. Pittsburgh’s defense will be the key to the game.

Kim Myers: Some Steelers fans prepare for the seventh Lombardi trophy every training camp, that’s just the way it is around here.

If the Steelers win this game, they will play the Denver Broncos next week. So what? Toussaint remains confident about tonight’s AFC wild-card game against the Bengals. Football games ultimately come down to turnovers, which gives the Bengals the edge.

So there will be desperation at Paul Brown Stadium tonight for the Bengals, AFC North champions for the second time in three years after matching the franchise’s best record, set in the Super Bowl seasons of 1981 and ’88.

Both Toussaint and Todman will have a big role to fill this Saturday, and they face a hard task against the Bengals’ seventh ranked run defense in terms of yards per game. Brown finished second in receiving yards this season, but he had 12 more catches and 215 more yards than anyone else on third down.