Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Sunday, 11/16/25

The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers will collide for the second time this season when these 2 AFC North rivals meet again on Sunday afternoon, this time in Pittsburgh. This is a fantastic spot for Cincinnati. It is coming off a bye, whereas the Pittsburgh just got beat up by the Chargers on Sunday Night Football this past weekend. The Bengals have not lost by more than 5 points since Week 6; I expect that streak to continue. As such, my Bengals vs Steelers pick is for the visitors to cover.

Head coach Zac Taylor’s team just defeated the Steelers 33-31 in the first head-to-head matchup of 2025 on October 16. Joe Flacco lit up the scoreboard in that contest and he remains on an absolute roll, with an 11-to-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio in 4 games since being traded from the Browns. Aaron Rodgers, on the other hand, has been picked off 4 times in the last 4 games — including twice during the Steelers recent 25-10 setback against the Chargers. With some obvious occasional exceptions, rivalry matchups in the AFC North are often hard-nosed and competitive regardless of any discrepancies in talent. I will rarely give more than 3 points in such a situation, and there is no way I’m giving 5.5 in this particular instance.

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers prediction: Bengals +5.5 (-108) available at time of publishing. Playable to +3.5.

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