Antonio Brown rips Bengals for being a clown show

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown ripped into inside lineabcker Vontaze Burfict and the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Steelers and Bengals have quite a history, something that was brought to a new level in 2015. The regular-season matchups were split, with the first game having Le’Veon Bell tearing knee ligaments. In the second meeting, Andy Dalton was lost for the season with a broken thumb.

Then came the AFC Wild Card Game, which saw Vontaze Burfict take multiple cheap shots before laying out Steelers superstar receiver Antonio Brown with a head shot. Burfict was given a personal foul, followed by Adam Jones freaking out and also getting a personal foul. The result was Pittsburgh kicking a game-winning field goal and Cincinnati losing in the Wild Card round for the fifth straight year.

On Thursday, Brown went on Pro Football Live and teed off on the Bengals, calling out Burfict for never reaching out.

"“Nothing at all from that guy,” Brown said. “You know what kind of guy he is. What type of player he is. He’s a real unprofessional-like player. An undisciplined player. You saw the hit against me. Late, unnecessary. … It caught up with them and we were able to win the game.”"

Brown is also ticked off at Jones, who accused him of faking the injury after the game. Brown would miss the following week against the Denver Broncos with a concussion, something that had a major impact on the close loss.

"“I lost tremendous respect for him when he went on record saying that I winked at him,” Brown said. “I was unconscious, I didn’t really even remember what had transpired so for him to say something like that is totally a coward, it’s idiotic.”"

Ultimately, all of this speaks to the difference between the two franchises. Pittsburgh is known for being chippy, and nobody will ever accuse James Harrison of being a clean player. Yet, the Steelers always find ways to win, while the Bengals are an undisciplined mess that always finds a way to lose.