5 big takeaways from the Steelers win over the Bengals

Curt Popejoy

The Pittsburgh Steelers went into Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals knowing that they cannot afford to lose and fall below .500. The worry was that the Steelers offense wouldn't be able to keep up but head coach Mike McCarthy put together an excellent plan that netted the Steelers a huge 30-27 win. Here are our big takeaways from the game.

Take this win for what it is

Now is the time for the Steelers to enjoy this win and stay humble. Those first two games still exist and could be back as soon as Thursday. Now is the time for humility and focusing on the next game now taking shots at critics or gloating.

Jaylen Warren is a workhorse

We said we felt like this was the week for Jaylen Warren to shine and boy did he ever. Warren rushed for 127 yards on 17 carries and hauled in three passes for 49 yards. Warren is a completely different type of play than Rico Dowdle or any other back on the roster and is the offensive line can keep doing its job, he's going to be tough to stop.

The new offensive line was much better

The move to plug in Brock Hoffman and Max Iheanachor really paid dividends and it's hard to se...