Ja’Marr Chase says Steelers will be looking to ‘raw dog’ Bengals in Week 7 originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Cincinnati Bengals have lost four straight games after the defeated them 27-18 in Week 6. Now at 2-4, they will head back to Cincinnati to prepare for the on a short week, as they will host Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
When asked about how important the game was for the Bengals, star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was quite vivid with his words.
“Just the [standings] we got going on right now,” Chase said via Paul Dehner. “We know the Steelers are going to try to come in and raw dog us and kill us. But we going to be ready for that challenge and we going to be waiting for it.”
The Bengals lost the matchup between these two teams in Cincinnati in 2024, as the Steelers won the game 44-38. Pittsburgh has struggled on Thursday nights, going 1-5 in their last six games.
The Bengals’ offense has taken a large step back without Joe Burrow, scoring fewer than 20 points in three of their last four games. The Steelers are coming off a game in which they held the Browns to just nine points. If the Bengals are going to end this losing streak, it will almost certainly have to be in a low-scoring rock fight.
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