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It looked a lot like the state of the season for the Cincinnati Bengals at the moment. Jake Browning and Co. have a lot of work to do. Back in October, Cincinnati was confident and roaring again, winning four straight games behind a finally healthy Joe Burrow.

With the season is slipping away, it might be time to focus on the future.

The Cincinnati Bengals are facing life without Joe Burrow. With a healthy Burrow, the Bengals won four straight games and were firmly back in the AFC playoff picture. On Sunday, quarterback Jake Browning made his first NFL start and completed 19 of 26 passes for 227 yards and an 11-yard touchdown to tight end Drew Sample in a 16-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Bengals offense comes undone in their first game without Joe Burrow.

Kenny Pickett threw for a season-high 278 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers showed new life on offense days after firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada, beating the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 on Sunday.

Kenny Pickett threw for a season-high 278 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers showed new life on offense days after firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada, beating the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 on Sunday.

Days after firing offensive coordinator Matt Canada, the Pittsburgh Steelers showed new life on offense. Kenny Pickett threw for a season-high 278 yards and the Steelers outlasted the Joe Burrow-less Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 on Sunday. In their first game since Canada's dismissal — the franchise's first in-season coordinator or head coach change since 1941 — the Steelers (7-4) totaled 421 yards, snapping a streak of 58 games without gaining 400 yards.

Sometimes what looks like a promising season ends in a minute. That was the fate of the Cincinnati Bengals, who lost superstar quarterback Joe Burrow for the se

Here are a handful of matchups that could make the difference between the Bengals winning and losing on Sunday.

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are in a familiar spot -- leading the AFC North through Week 10.