CINCINNATI'S SPECIAL TEAMS NEED WORK: The Bengals did what they could to make sure the Steelers had little problem taking control. Punter Kevin Huber mishandled a snap deep in his own territory and was tackled at the Cincinnati 1, setting up a touchdown run by Le'Veon Bell. Things got worse on the ensuing kickoff when up back Cedric Peerman inadvertently called a fair catch at the Cincinnati 9, eventually setting the Steelers up with a short field they turned into another touchdown. Moments later,Wholesale Fashion Shoes Australia, Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown raced 67 yards for a touchdown on a punt return and it was 21-0 before the game was 15 minutes old.
CINCINNATI PROBABLY NEEDS A PUNTER TOO: The embarrassing flub at the goal line wasn't even the lowlight of Huber's night. He was the last line of defense on Brown's punt return but was leveled by Pittsburgh's Terence Garvin. Huber was motionless on the ground for several minutes before eventually walking to the locker room with a fractured jaw. He did not return. Placekicker Mike Nugent took over the punting duties and averaged 40 yards on his two kicks, neither of which offered any impetus for Nugent to quit his day job.