History says Bengals will defeat Steelers on Thursday night

Jarrett Bailey

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The Cincinnati Bengals are 2-4 after four consecutive losses. Now, they will gear up to host the Pittsburgh Steelers on a short week on Thursday night.

The Bengals are 1-0 in the division thus far, defeating the Cleveland Browns in Week 1. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers come into the game 4-1, history says this game will be the Bengals' to lose.

The Steelers are 14-21 all-time on Thursday night, and they are 1-5 in their last six Thursday night games. Additionally, Mike Tomlin has never won a divisional road game on Thursday night, and Pittsburgh is 2-8 in road Thursday night games.

All of this adds up for a potential upset in the Bengals' favor. They enter the game as 5.5-point underdogs, according to FanDuel.

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Jarrett Bailey

Jarrett Bailey is a freelance NFL writer for The Sporting News. He previously wrote for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, The 33rd Team and Pro Football Network. Enjoyer of chocolate milk, metal music, Batman, pasta salad, and pro wrestling. There is nothing more breathtaking than a Jeff Hardy swanton bomb.