Cincinnati Bengals Overcome Odds, Convert Believers

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Published: November 15, 2009

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... 0in 0in 10pt;">The Cincinnati Bengals had not swept the Pittsburgh Steelers in 10 years. The Steelers had won four in a row, and were sporting “the toughest defense in football.”

The Bengal pass rush that only got to Ben Roethlisberger once in a week three matchup was now without defensive end Antwan Odom—out for the season with a town Achilles.

To make matters worse, the key to the resurgent Bengals offense, running back Cedric Benson, only carried the ball seven times because of a hip injury.

There was a laundry list of reasons why the Bengals should not have beaten the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 10. Ultimately, none of them mattered.

The supposedly weak Bengal pass rush produced four sacks, thanks to creative packages from defensive coordinator Mike Zi...

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