Bengals’ WR Tyler Boyd Puts the Steelers on Blast prior to Critical Week 16 Showdown

The Cincinnati Bengals have shared a unique animosity toward the Pittsburgh Steelers over the past twenty years and Cincinnati’s star receiver Tyler Boyd has a unique place in the center of it.  While playing his entire NFL career with Cincinnati since he was drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, Boyd played collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh and was raised in Clairton, Pennsylvania (less than half an hour southeast of the Steel City).  When Boyd puts himself in the middle of the drama between these two teams, its going to be tense.

Pittsburgh has certainly taken a nose dive after a promising start to the season.  After their elite defense carried them for the first half of the season, the offense has completely imploded, causing the team to lose four out of five and slowly fall out of the wild card race.  Throughout the skid, Pittsburgh wide receivers Diontae Johnson and George Pickens have had multiple dramatic outbursts on the sideline and in the locker room.

The biggest issue however is that the dramatics seem to have spilled over to a lack of effort on the field as there have been multiple plays where both of the receivers have been criticized for minimal effort on key plays.  During a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Boyd spoke his opinion on the matter.