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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals: Week 10 preview

• The Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) visit the Cincinnati Bengals (4-2) on Sun, Nov 15 · 8:20 PM ET.
• The Steelers offense ranks 20th in EPA per play (−0.03); the Bengals defense ranks 11th (−0.03 allowed). Biggest Steelers edges: explosive run rate, explosive play rate, EPA per designed run. The Bengals defense holds the edge in sack rate, EPA per dropback, non-explosive EPA per play.
• The Bengals offense ranks 6th in EPA per play (+0.11); the Steelers defense ranks 7th (−0.04 allowed). Biggest Bengals edges: passing success rate, average 3rd-down distance. The Steelers defense holds the edge in havoc rate, explosive run rate.
• Luck check: the Bengals have been a bit lucky (+1.0 points per game from kicking and fumble luck).
• Pace: projected for about 127 total snaps, 2 fewer than a typical game.