Tonight on Monday Night Football on ESPN, Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) linebacker James Harrison will face off against his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1) in what figures to be an emotional, hard-hitting affair. Live stream the game for free here; Bengals fans can listen to the game on ESPN 1530, while Steelers fans can catch the radio broadcast on WDVE 102.5.
Despite his long time contributions to the Steelers' defense, as well as the team's identity overall, he said he harbors no ill will toward the black and yellow for letting him walk this offseason.
"I don't have a chip on my shoulder against the Steelers," Harrison said. "I don't hate the Steelers. All the things they're saying, that the media is blowing it up to be ... am I disappointed? Yeah, I'm disappointed."
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin expects Harrison to be fired up to prove his old team made a mistake. "We all know how James plays," Tomlin said. "He brings physicality to the table, he's a guy who brings great passion and he can inspire his teammates."
The Steelers dropped a Week 1 game against the Tennessee Titans 16-9, and their offense looked disjointed at best. The running game was stifled; Isaac Redman fumbled early and was ineffective, while Larod Stephens-Howling tore his ACL. Recently cut Jonathan Dwyer has been brought back to play tonight.
"We've got a lot of work to do," Tomlin said. "Nobody cares about our problems. They're glad we've got them. We need to understand that. We need to stick together and persevere."
Last week the Bengals were up 11 points on the Chicago Bears with just one quarter to go, but managed to cough up the lead. Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap said the team is still taking solace in the fact that the rest of the division has been shaky.
"Yeah, it helps ease it a little bit," Dunlap said. "But you can look at it the other way, too, and say we could've been one up."
Steelers Injury Report:
Probable: Steve McClendon (DT), Shaun Suisham (K)
Doubtful: Curtis Brown (CB)
Out: Heath Miller (TE), Cortez Allen (CB), Le'Veon Bell (RB)
Bengals Injury Report:
Probable: Vontaze Burfict (LB)
Questionable: Andre Whitworth (T)
Doubtful: Jeromy Miles (S)
Out: Brandon Ghee (CB), Mike Pollak (G)
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