The Cincinnati Bengals fell to 4-8 on Sunday after coming out of the bye week and flopping in a major way with the Pittsburgh Steelers in town. During the 44-38 loss, the Bengals lost at least one player to a notable injury.

Coach Mike Tomlin also continued his streak of 18 seasons without suffering a losing record, trailing only Tom Landry and Bill Belichick in the NFL record book. Since 2007 when Tomlin took over, the Steelers have posted winning records in all but three seasons, in which they finished 8–8.