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The Bengals' meanwhile, suffered a blow to their season when Andy Dalton fractured his thumb, potentially forcing him to miss the rest of the season.
Though it seems the Bengals have a comfortable lead over the Steelers for the AFC North, the game nonetheless hd an impacted in the rivalry between the two teams.
After the game, Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones wasn't too pleased with the Steelers and the coverage of their win. He posted an Instagram rant calling out both sides.
Warning: NSFW language
Instead of backtracking, though, Jones stood by his message later on, tweeting, "Lmao and I still stand by what I said , we okay 10-3 and we have a chip on our shoulders !!!! F***bugh"
Jones was probably still heated up from being involved in a pregame scuffle between the two teams:
Steelers-Bengals is off to a good start. pic.twitter.com/Ob61dyBtcS
- Tadd Haislop (@TaddHaislop) December 13, 2015