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The Steelers are a 5.5-point favorite in this game, which points towards a rushing game script.The leading projections forecast the Steelers to call the 9th-most plays on offense on the slate this week with 65.6 plays, accounting for their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.After taking on 11.4% of his offense's rush attempts last season, Kenneth Gainwell has played a bigger part in the running game this season, currently sitting at 35.7%.Kenneth Gainwell has run for quite a few more adjusted yards per game (31.0) this season than he did last season (18.0).This year, the deficient Bengals run defense has conceded a monstrous 140.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground to opposing teams: the 6th-most in the NFL.
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