Of course, this is the game Bengals left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. would tie his father and play in his 129th NFL game Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12). Naturally.
For The Conversation this week in the run-up to Sunday's game in Pittsburgh (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12), Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson sits down with defensive tackle Jonathan Allen.
Mike Tomlin is gone. But Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is very much here for Sunday's renewal in Pittsburgh (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Local 12) of what the magazine Sports Illustrated called nearly 20 years to the week, "The Nastiest Rivalry in the NFL."
Call it a full-circle moment Sunday here at Reliant Stadium when Joe Burrow and his Bengals muscled out a 20-6 throwback victory over Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and his AFC heavyweight Texans.