Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin expressed his surprise that the Cleveland Browns decided to trade quarterback Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals, seeing as how it was an in-division trade.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bengals as Bengals Embracing Must-Win Nature of Thursday Night's Game Against Steelers. CINCINNATI – Mathematically, the Cincinnati Bengals are not facing a must-win Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Steelers have a divisional rivalry game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. After that, there are games against the Packers, Colts, Chargers, Bills, and Lions still on the docket. Those five teams have a combined seven losses so far this season.

But if the Bengals lose on Thursday and the offense still has no identity or consistency, then the Bengals will be a daunting 2-5. The Bengals’ season is at its crossroads this week.

We've found a stat in which the Browns are great and the Steelers terrible. And it's relative to the Bengals this week as they try to save their season.

The only complaint the Baltimore Ravens should have about their Week 7 bye is that it didn't come sooner. The Ravens are reeling — they're a mess on the field in too many places and a walking infirmary with an injury list that would shell-shock any team.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins suffered an apparent injury during the third quarter of the team's NFL Week 6 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Higgins was evaluated after making a catch near the goal line.

Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson's 67-yard field goal attempt that would have broken Justin Tucker's 66-yard NFL record was nullified by a timeout.

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