Watch NFL Sunday Night Football Free Live Stream: Steelers at Bengals

October 21, 2012

Tonight's NFL Sunday Night Football game on NBC could be one of the lowest ratings draws for primetime games this season as the 2-3 Pittsburgh Steelers visit the 3-3 nearby Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers are coming off a tough 23-26 loss to the Tennesee Titans, while the Bengals failed to win at Clelevand and handed that 1-6 team their first win of the season. Live online streaming options for tonight's game are available at the bottom of this post.

The Steelers have struggled on the road this season and haven't been helped any by a myriad of injuries that have plagued their starting lineup. Mike Tomlin-coached teams are accustomed to being at or near the top of their division at this point of the season, not at the bottom looking up. A loss tonight would be potentially devastating to their playoff hopes and deflating to a club expected to win games like this.

Ben Roethlisberger will come into tonight knowing that his Steelers have won 10 of the last 11 against the Bengals. They have owned them whether playing at home or on the road. In fact, Big Ben has only lost once playing in Cincinnati and has left the Ohio city with seven victories in his other trips.

The Bengals need to take a strong look in the mirror after their debacle last week. While their 3-3 record is tops over the Steelers, it should be 4-2 considering their gave the winless Browns their first win of the season. This is the same Bengals team that beat Cleveland earlier in the season and defeated Washington and RG3 in their house. It won't get any easier for the Bengals with their next two games coming against the Broncos and Giants after a bye week next week.

Thankfully for the Bengals and Steelers, the AFC North is a division that appears up for grabs. The Ravens are a questionable club after the loss of their defensive and spiritual leader Ray Lewis. A win tonight would put the Bengals only one game behind the Ravens. The Steelers would move to two behind with a victory. Also, much of the AFC outside the division leaders are mired in 3-3 records. There are playoff spots still up for grabs if two of these .500 teams can get hot while the rest continue to battle mediocrity.

Some of you won't have access to a TV for tonight's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals at 8:20 EST. If you fall into that group, a free live online stream option is available right here. Please ensure you have adequate anti-virus software running before opening any live streaming option. I'm going to go with the Bengals for the win in tonight's game on NBC for no other reason than home field advantage.