NFL Predictions: Week 2 Picks and Hot Takes From Across the League

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, CBS

What a tremendous slate of divisional games this weekend. This one might just be the best, featuring two potential postseason threats in the classic confines of Heinz Field.

For Pittsburgh, it’s very difficult to deny the legitimacy that the team as a whole brought to the table against Washington on Monday night. DeAngelo Williams, Antonio Brown and the lethal Pittsburgh offense was undeniably impressive, cashing in for 435 yards and 38 beautifully manufactured yards. With little issues replacing both Le’Veon Bell and Markus Wheaton, it’s difficult to imagine Todd Haley’s group stumbling at any point in the foreseeable future.

The Bengals can be equally as frightening when they’re firing on all cylinders, especially when the duo of A.J. Green and Andy Dalton is cruising as they were in week one. Despite a lack of tremendously deep weapons for Dalton, there’s more than enough firepower to work on the Pittsburgh secondary, one that will undoubtedly be tested more than they did against Washington.

If Ross Cockrell and William Gay can find a way to stifle Green and Brandon Lafell, Pittsburgh will have the clear advantage. Ultimately, this could turn out to be a shootout of epic proportions, battled down to the wire.

Bengals use late drive from Dalton and Co. to beat Pittsburgh, 28-24.

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