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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell (26) carries the ball in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers won 42-21. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell (26) carries the ball in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers won 42-21. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell (26) carries the ball in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers won 42-21. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell (26) carries the ball in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The Steelers won 42-21. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

Pittsburgh Steelers (-3.5) over Cincinnati Bengals

Andy Dalton at night. Andy Dalton at night. Andy Dalton at night.

Andy Dalton on the road. Andy Dalton on the road. Andy Dalton on the road.

This isn’t a “must win” game for the Bengals, given that they will be in the playoffs regardless of result, but this game still means something in the playoff picture (and it is for the AFC North title), and that terrifies me if I’m a Cincinnati fan. Yes, Andy Dalton and his crew were successful in their last primetime game against Denver, but that victory came largely in spite of Dalton, and I simply don’t trust him on the road in a hostile environment outdoors.

The Steelers are the cream of the crop in the AFC North in my mind, and they should prove that again in Week 17.

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