Steelers vs. Bengals: 4 Halftime Adjustments for Pittsburgh

Well, that was an exciting first half.

The Steelers raced to a 14-0 lead, but Cincinnati fired back with 10 straight points of their own. Roethlisberger put together a very impressive drive to end the half, and Pittsburgh's sitting on a 17-10 lead at half.

But as we all know, no lead is safe in the NFL. Here are four adjustments Pittsburgh should make to ensure a victory.

1. Keep Wallace Involved—The Bengals corners are giving Mike Wallace a LOT of space, and with good reason. You don’t want to be on the wrong end of a Sports Center Top 10 play. Pittsburgh should continue to look for Wallace on screens, end-arounds and short slants.

2. Continue Press Coverage—Ike Taylor and William Gay have done an outstanding job on Jerome Simpson and A.J. Green, bumping them at the line and not allowing them to get into their routes. Dalton has looked pretty confused so far as a result. If Pittsburgh can keep Cincy’s receivers off their routes, its gonna be a long second half for Dalton.

3. More Looks for Antonio Brown—In his last three games, Antonio Brown had 21 grabs, 278 yards and a touchdown. So why did Ben wait until the final drive of the half to look his way? Pittsburgh’s been spreading the ball around to almost everyone, but that’s no excuse. I’m expecting at least 5 targets for Brown in the second half.

4. Feed Heath—Heath Miller has been on fire lately, racking up 16 catches for 217 yards in his last three games before today. Miller’s been targeted four times today, and he’s got three grabs, including a touchdown. I know Ben has a lot of targets, but Heath is beating single coverage from linebackers consistently. Miller needs more looks in the second half, and not just in the red zone.