Today’s game

BENGALS (1-8-1) AT STEELERS (7-3)

Game time: 8:15 p.m. TV/Radio: (NFLNet) (2) (WNIO-AM 1390) Because the game is on NFL Network, it will not be available to most Youngstown-area viewers. Opening line: Steelers by 11. Record vs. spread: Cincinnati 4-6, Pittsburgh 4-6. Series record: Steelers lead 46-30. Last meeting: Steelers 38, Bengals 10, Oct. 19. Notebook: Hard to believe, but Cincy comes in hotter than Pittsburgh — Bengals are 1-0-1 in their last two games, Pittsburgh is 1-1. But reality should set in here, as the Steelers have the NFL’s top-ranked defense and should clamp down on the league’s lowest-rated offense. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger, who has been bothered by a shoulder injury and has just 1 TD pass in the last 4 games, faces a defense that has allowed only one foe to throw for 300 yards. However, Cincy is 0-5 on the road, losing its last two by an average of 20.5 points. Look for a cold night, with the temperature in the 30s at kickoff and snow showers possible.

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