Insider Reports Bengals Star Is Out For Steelers Game

The Cincinnati Bengals won’t have one of their most prominent names on the field in a crucial rivalry game vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers.

According to Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report, superstar wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase won’t be able to take the field for that AFC North showdown.

For clarity sake: #Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase is OUT vs the #Steelers, source tells @BleacherReport. https://t.co/i4tcIfSrCx

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) December 20, 2023

This is a massive blow for the Bengals’ passing game, but they still have a couple of studs in Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins, both of whom are more than capable of carrying the load if need be.

Jake Browning has done an outstanding job of holding down the fort in Joe Burrow’s absence, leading them to a 3-1 record and keeping them well alive in the postseason race.

The Steelers, on the other hand, will continue to be without Kenny Pickett, who’s still nursing an ankle injury, but they’ll make another change at QB.

Mitch Trubisky lost the job, and it’ll be the Mason Rudolph show from now on, at least until the Pittsburgh product is able to come back.

The Steelers are looking to keep Mike Tomlin’s winning-season streak alive but more than that, they’re desperately trying to fight their way back to postseason contention after dropping three games in a row, two of them vs. 2-win teams.

A loss to the Bengals would pretty much mean the end of the Steelers’ postseason hopes, and we all know HC Mike Tomlin is at his best when his back is against the wall.

Then again, with all the rumblings and rumors about his future, even he might not be able to pull this off.