​(Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Pittsburgh Steelers offense came to life on Sunday, as they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 at Acrisure Stadium. The same offense that looked largely lifeless through the first two weeks, scoring only 16 points, showed great improvement. With rookie Max Iheanachor and veteran Brock Hoffman now starting on the right side of the offensive line, the Steelers seem to have more freedom running the ball, and Aaron Rodgers seems to have more time to get rid of the ball to his receivers.Let’s take a look at various media outlets to see how much of a bump the Steelers got in the rankings after handing the Bengals their first loss of 2026.FOX Sports: No.14  (No. 21 Last Week)“Aaron Rodgers going throw-for-throw with Joe Burrow at his age, and after his ugly start to the season, wasn’t on anybody’s Bingo card. He even dusted off DK Metcalf, his forgotten No. 1 receiver, and RB Jaylen Warren had a big game with Rico Dowdle out. Beating the Bengals was huge, surprising (at least to me), and deserving of a big jump, even if none of this is exactly how head coach Mike McCarthy drew it up. It was the first sign of life from the Steelers’ stagnant offense. There are no defensive juggernauts in the next five weeks before their bye week, so they’ve got a chance to go on a run if they can keep the scoring up.” – Ralph VacchianoThe Athletic: No.14  (Last Week No.21)“It’s been a big season already for NFL lip-readers. Aaron Rodgers gave them a clip to dissect Sunday in which he was either very mad at Michael Pittman Jr. after a dropped pass, very mad about the overall state of the Steelers offense or just rehearsing material for his next appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” It’s tough to tell with Rodgers, who has Pittsburgh in a crowded race in the AFC North despite being beaten by six drops (the third most in the league). He hasn’t been great either, though. He’s 33rd in EPA per dropback (minus-0.26).“ – Chad Graff and Josh KendallCBS Sports: No.13 (Last Week No. 22)“At 2-1, they are getting some good play from Aaron Rodgers. He looked like the old Rodgers in the victory over the Bengals.” – Pete PriscoPro Football Talk: No.13 (Last Week No. 18)“There’s some magic left in the post-Tomlin Steelers.” – Mike FlorioNFL.com: No.19 (Last Week No.26)“Pittsburgh’s offense woke up! It was refreshing to watch the Steelers finally produce with the approach (aggressively pushing the ball downfield) they’ve been trying to force this season. It wasn’t at all surprising that their defense was the one to finish the job, either. I won’t be taken for an easy sale, though; they’ll need to do it more than once offensively for me to emotionally invest.” – Nick ShookYahoo! Sports: No.17 (Last Week No. 23)Maybe the Steelers stumbled upon a solution for their offense: Turn Jaylen Warren into a workhorse. Last season, he played 47.4% of the Steelers’ snaps, a lowe