The Bengals won there 7th game, still undefeated, after winning a close one 31-28. Early on they held the lead but in the 4th quarter Big Ben and surprisingly his legs (38 yards rushing) helped the Steelers mount a comeback. Despite great performances from Carson Palmer (4 TD-1 INT), Big Ben and even 150 yards rushing from pittsburgh, none of it mached with a monster 217 yards rushing from Rudi Johnson on just 29 carries. He had 107 yards rushing after the 1st hit, 8 broken tackles and a long run of 53 yards to setup the first touchdown of the game.
After half-time the Bengals defense started to slack, allowing Pittsburgh to run the ball (just 30 yars rushing in the 1st half, 120 in the 2nd half) and in the 4th quarter, allowed them to score and catch up. This was Marvin Lewis\' main complaint after the game \"Don\'t get me wrong, Ben and the Pittsburgh offense is solid, but our defense should not have let them come back.\"
Marvin Lewis also commented on the numerous Bengals injuries \"Unfortunately Odell went down in the 3rd quarter and the Doctor told me it isn\'t serious, but he wouldn\'t be able to play for a few weeks, same with Keiwan. I have all the confidene that Landon and our corners will step up just like our receivers stepped up today without having Mikhael\"
Next week will be another challenge, especially for the defense, when they play the Packers.
