Steelers Relegate Chad Ochocinco to Second Fiddle, Bengals to Afterthoughts

by Thomas George

Filed under: Bengals, Steelers, AFC North, NFL Analysis

CINCINNATI -- Just one look at the sheer torture on Chad Ochocinco's face late Monday night told the story. Of course, this high-strung Bengals receiver was, in part, near tears because he caught only pass one for 15 yards against the Steelers here at Paul Brown Stadium.

Uno. Oh-oh.

It is a season where he has become pure decoy and second option to Terrell Owens. It has made him irritable and antsy.

But his look of torment also reflected what happened to the Bengals and their season in this 27-21 loss to the Steelers, which dropped the Bengals to 2-6.

It made their high hopes for the playoffs and the Super Bowl, in effect, toast. Roasted. A crying shame.

But you often get what you deserve in this league and the Bengals -- while fluctuating in their play in this game, in their season, from awful to spectacular and all points in-between -- certainly earned their standing. They keep putting their right foot in front of their left foot and then get tangled and tripped. It's a sore sight.

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