... at Paul Brown Stadium, every Bengals fan could feel it slipping away. A promising 1-1 start was morphing into what promising starts in Cincinnati nearly always do—another disappointing season.

Hines Ward, a guy not exactly renowned for being respectful of other teams in their parks, was saying on the field what everyone in the sports world was thinking: “Same old Bengals.”

The defense, which had been so brilliant the first two weeks, couldn’t stop the Steelers. The offense couldn’t move the football—the first three series yielded no completions, no first downs, and -10 yards.

But something different happened in the second half. The ...

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