On Sunday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Steelers hit the field at home for a divisional matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, who defeated them a few weeks ago in surprising fashion. The Steelers were coming off an ugly road loss against the Los Angeles Chargers a week ago that dropped them to 5-4 on the season.

During the game against Cincinnati, defensive back Kyle Dugger picked off Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco and returned it to the house. Dugger was traded to the Steelers just three weeks ago in exchange for draft compensation, and it certainly looks like that move is paying off well for Pittsburgh thus far.

The pick six came at a critical juncture of the game for Pittsburgh, as the Bengals had the ball down by just four points and on their side of the field, late in the third quarter. Instead, Dugger's big play helped turn the tide of the game in the Steelers' favor.

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Overall, the Steelers' defense has overcome a slow start to the year to finally turn into a somewhat formidable unit in recent weeks, including during a surprisingly comfortable home win recently over the Indianapolis Colts, in which they forced the Colts' red-hot offense into several key turnovers in the victory.

Unfortunately, the Steelers' offense hasn't been able to hold up its end of the bargain in recent weeks. Particularly in the game against Los Angeles, Aaron Rodgers had by far his worst game of the season, unable to get much of anything going in the loss.

In any case, at the conclusion of the Bengals game, up next for the Steelers will be a tough road game against the Chicago Bears next Sunday. That game is set to kick off at 1:00 pm ET from Soldier Field in Chicago.