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This contest between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals is an early AFC North matchup that pits the division favorites against one another.While the game takes place in Week 2 of a young NFL season, this game is bound to play a factor in the playoff picture. Both teams enter Heinz Field at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday with a 1-0 record, though one team escaped with a win in Week 1 while the other looked dominant.The Bengals come into this game off a one-point victory over the New York Jets last week. The victory was not the cleanest win in head coach Marvin Lewis career but his squad showed toughness, resiliency and urgency.Quarterback Andy Dalton, who hasnt won a playoff game in his career, played this highly contested event like he was in the postseason. Dalton threw for 366 yards and a touchdown, but where he showed his moxie was withstanding a ferocious Jets pass rush.Dalton was sacked seven times and was hit on numerous other dropbacks. This is clearly an area the Bengals need to shore up heading into Pittsburgh.The Steelers are also the opponent that knocked Dalton out for the season last year with a broken thumb. The Bengals playoff hopes rest in keeping their quarterback upright and in one piece this season.The one bright spot Cincinnati can take out of watching the Steelers tape versus the Washington Redskins is the lack of pass rush by Pittsburgh. The Steelers, in a 22-point win over the Redskins, had plenty of offense but the defense did not sack Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins at all.I thought we stopped the run early, but our pass rush has to be better, especially since were entering AFC North play, Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward said. If Im going to be out there I have to play a lot better, simple as that. The pass rush (stunk). I have to get to the quarterback.The key matchup in the game for the Bengals offense and the Steelers defense will be the pass blocking versus the pass rush.The Bengals offensive line, led by Pro Bowl left tackle Andrew Whitworth, will need to take advantage of the aforementioned lack of the Steelers pass rush after a long day at the office versus the Jets. The banged-up defensive line and outside linebackers of Pittsburgh cant afford to allow Dalton all day in the pocket to find the likes of wide receiver A.J. Green. The team that wins this matchup will hold a major key in the outcome of the game.Cincinnatis offensive line not only struggled to protect Dalton but did not open up many lanes for running back Jeremy Hill. The Bengals rushing attack was held to 57 yards last Sunday, although Hill did score on the ground. The Steelers, led by nose tackle Javon Hargrave and defensive end Stephon Tuitt, held the Redskins to similar rushing numbers (55 yards).If Cincinnatis offensive line can win the battle in the pass blocking department, Dalton has shown the ability to pick apart defensive backfields. This does not bode well for a Steelers pass defense that ranked 30th in the NFL in 2015.While the Steelers did have two interceptions against the Redskins, both were by linebackers, and gave up large chunks of yardage to the wide receivers. If cornerbacks William Gay, Ross Cockrell and Sean Davis dont shore up their coverage responsibilities this week, all they may see is the back of the jerseys of wide receivers Green and Brandon LaFell.LaFell, a free-agent pickup this offseason from the New England Patriots, has become a nice complement opposite Green.Thats the thing we saw from Brandon, is hes got great body control. Hes a very accomplished NFL receiver and you saw him catching the ball going across the field, you saw him catching the ball on the sideline today, and he caught a couple deep balls. It was big, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said.The Steelers offense looked like they have been playing for years together. While this might be the case with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Antonio Brown, the rest of the unit was missing four starters and had backups and spot players step in throughout the lineup. Starting running back LeVeon Bell, fullback Roosevelt Nix, tight end Ladarius Green and receiver Markus Wheaton all missed the Redskins game.Running back DeAngelo Williams, wide receivers Eli Rogers and Sammie Coates and tight end Jesse James all filled in admirably. These four weapons combined with Roethlisberger and Brown helped the Steelers gain 447 total yards and score 38 points. How these four answer the bell heading into tough AFC North play will dictate the outcome versus the Bengals this week.The Steelers offensive line doesnt get a lot of accolades, but they opened seams for Williams to run through all game versus the Redskins.Center Maurkice Pouncey, and guards David DeCastro and Ramon Foster, will need to continue to open holes in the middle of the field against the Bengals. Domata Peko and Geno Atkins are one of the best defensive tackle duos in the NFL. This makes this a matchup to watch. While both teams have shown the ability to pass the football with success, winning in the trenches in the run game could swing the outcome.Custom San Francisco 49ers Jerseys . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. 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Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston.With the World Cup of Darts just days away, Sky Sports expert Rod Studd recalls how Devon Petersen was left red-faced at the 2012 tournament.Englands pairing of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis will attempt to retain the trophy at the 2016 World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt, live on Sky Sports.Studd casts his mind back four years to a quarter-final clash between South Africa and Wales... World Cup 2012 quarter-finals, Devon Petersen & Shawn Hogan (SA) v Mark Webster & Richie Burnett (Wal)The singles were split, Webster had beaten Hogan and Petersen had beaten Burnett 4-3 so it all came down to the doubles for a place in the semi-final.It went to 3-3 and a deciding leg - Webster missed the bullseye to win, leaving 25, and Petersen needed to take out 61 for South Africa to win. He went for 25 to leave double 18 but it started to go wrong when he hit 12 accidentally with his first dart.That left him 49 and for some reason, Devon had got it into his head that he wanted 39, so instead of 17 for double 16 he went for seven which immediately started the alarm bells ringing. You are thinking, Oh no, he has miscounted here. Devon Petersen returns for this years World Cup And then he hits double 16! Which makes it worse. If he had missed double 16 he would not have felt half as bad but he hit double 16, plum on, and expected to hear announcer Russ Bray shout, Game, shot and the match... South Africa.But instead he turns around and hears Russ go 51, which mortified Devon. And Richie then went on to hit nine, double eight and knock them out.Richie was very magnanimous afterwards because everyone loves Devon - he is a thoroughly nice young man and if it was to happen to anybody you would not have wanted it to happen to Devon Petersen.While there is a sort of comedy value to it, it was sad too as nobody wants to lose like that and nobody really wants to win like that either so Wales had to take advantage, but everyone felt for Devon. Devon Petersen gets the World Cup of Darts crowd in Frankfurt on their feet with some slick dance moves It was just one of those odd things and it happened in the deciding leg so there was no time for Devon and his team-mate Hogan to recover.ddddddddddddThat was one of the most infamous moments the World Cup has thrown up and 2012 was also the event where the final went to the deciding leg as well.It was England v Australia, it was Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis against Paul Nicholson and Simon Whitlock. It went to a last leg where every single player had a chance to win - it was the most ridiculous conclusionNicholson missed a couple of darts to win, then Taylor missed a couple of darts to win - this was all in the same leg!Then Whitlock blew it when he wanted 20 with three darts and went single 10, single five before Adrian Lewis stepped up to hit double 10 to win.It was a funny sort of year, with Devons disaster sort of matched by Nicholson, Taylor and Whitlock in the final.You can follow the World Cup of Darts on Sky Sports this week, the action gets underway on Thursday at 7pm on Sky Sports 1 with the final on Sunday at 7pm. Or watch from £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV.Also See:World Cup of darts questionsWATCH: Gibraltar rockEngland win 2015 World CupWorld Cup pairs confirmed ' ' '