Duron Harmon Jersey , his wide receivers blanketed and his protection breaking down, Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton decided discretion was the better part of valor. Or at least the safest way to get out of Pittsburgh. So facing fourth down with a remote chance to get back in it against the relentless Steelers on Sunday, Dalton scrambled to his right, felt the rush coming … and threw the ball away. No forcing it somewhere in an attempt to get a first down. No heave downfield to A.J. Green in hopes of getting a call. Just a harmless fling to the sideline and an acknowledgement there is plenty to be done if the Bengals want to truly turn around their season. ”They did turn it up,” Dalton said of Pittsburgh’s second-half onslaught. The Bengals, meanwhile, turned back the clock. And not in a good way. Cincinnati managed all of one first down over the final 30 minutes in a 29-14 loss to the Steelers on Sunday, blunting the momentum it gained after installing Bill Lazor as offensive coordinator two weeks into the season. The offense that appeared to figure things out while beating Cleveland and Buffalo following an 0-3 start spent most of the second half in reverse. Dalton threw a pair of picks in the third quarter when the game was still close and was sacked four times in the fourth as the Bengals (2-4) lost for the eighth time in their last nine meetings with Pittsburgh (5-2). ”They’re a good secondary but they didn’t do anything to stop us,” Cincinnati wide receiver A.J. Green said. ”I just feel like Andy didn’t have enough time back there.” Not when it mattered anyway. The Bengals fell behind by a touchdown twice in the first half but responded each time with Dalton scoring passes . Then the running game disappeared and any semblance of offensive balance went right along with it. Rookie Joe Mixon had seven carries for 48 yards in the first half but didn’t get a carry on any of Cincinnati’s seven second-half possessions. ”He was in there in the third quarter,” Lewis said. ”Whatever plays are called, are called.” Green caught three passes for 41 yards, all in the first half. Dalton finished 17 of 30 for 144 yards. The Bengals had just 19 yards of total offense in the second half, 20 if you take away a Dalton kneel down on the final snap. ”Anytime you lose a division game, especially to the Steelers, the way they’re playing Womens Tedy Bruschi Jersey , every game counts,” Green said. ”It’s tough. It sets us behind even more.” The Bengals arrived at Heinz Field hoping to send an emphatic message that the sluggish opening two weeks that cost offensive coordinator Ken Zampese his job was firmly behind them. Instead they headed home looking as listless as they did during opening losses to Baltimore and Houston and well out of the mix in the AFC North. ”The Steelers are just one team,” Dalton said. ”They’re in our division, but they’re not the only team we play. Obviously we’ve had some tough games against them, but they’re not the only team that we go against. It’s not about us against the Steelers. It’s about us playing well and beating whoever we’re playing. Unfortunately today we didn’t do it.” The most alarming aspect for Cincinnati going forward may be the way the Steelers were able to get pressure on Dalton. Pittsburgh didn’t do go full ”Blitzburgh” with the lead. Instead, the Steelers dropped seven into coverage and relied on defensive linemen Cam Heyward and Tyson Alaualu and outside linebackers Bud Dupree and T.J. Watt to get to the quarterback. The Steelers did with remarkable ease in the fourth quarter. Cincinnati did its best to prepare for the raucous crowd at Heinz Field, even blasting the rock song ”Renegade” at practice. The song often blares over the stadium speakers before a pivotal possession for the Pittsburgh defense. It came on with the Steelers up 12 with 11:05 to play. Two sacks and an incompletion later, Dalton was walking off the field and the punting unit was coming back on. ”We got behind on first down and it played into their hands for the whole second half,” LaFell said. ”It’s something we cannot do and we have to correct that right now.” Time is running out. The listless Colts are up next before at three-game road trip through Jacksonville, Tennessee and Denver. ”I feel like it’s time for us to embrace it because at the end of the day you’re accepting what’s going on but you can also get over the hump,” said Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick. ”You really don’t embrace the loss and I feel like sometimes we need to embrace the loss. No matter who it is. we lost. We have to embrace it, fix it and move on.” — Harmon will enter his seventh year with the club." Patriots AnalysisPatriots Player ProfilesPatriots Offseason CoverageNew England Patriots 2019 roster breakdown: #21 FS Duron HarmonNew,40commentsHarmon continues to be a core member of the Patriots’ secondary.EDTThe New England Patriots, who will be off until training camp starts in late July, currently have 90 players on their active roster. However http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-lawrence-guy-jersey , only 53 of them will be able to survive the cutdowns on August 31 and ultimately make the team. Over the course of the summer, we will take a look at the players fighting for those spots to find out who has the best chances of helping the Patriots defend their Super Bowl title.Today, the series continues with one of New England’s veteran players:Name: Duron HarmonPosition: Free safetyJersey number: 21Age: 28Experience: 6Size: 6’1, 205 lbs.2018 review: Duron Harmon’s 2018 did not start well: coming off a Super Bowl loss, he was detained in Costa Rica after a combined 58 grams of marijuana were found in his luggage on a flight into the country from Fort Lauderdale. The incident did not result in any discipline from the NFL, however, and by the time preparations for the upcoming season started everything was back to normal for the veteran defender.In general, Harmon’s 2018 season looked a lot like his first five since entering the league as a third-round draft pick in 2013 (the main difference might very well have been his jersey number, as he switched from #30 to #21 after the arrival of cornerback Jason McCourty). He again served as the Patriots’ number three safety alongside Devin McCourty and Patrick Chung, and was once more a valuable and durable member of the team’s secondary.In this role, he appeared in all nineteen of the Patriots’ combined regular season and playoff games in 2018, and provided a mix of solid deep-field coverage, playmaking ability, and leadership. Overall, the Rutgers product was on the field for 636 of the Patriots’ 1 Andre Tippett Jersey ,043 defensive snaps during the regular season (61.0%) before adding an additional 61 (of 188; 32.4%) over New England’s three postseason contests.As usual, Harmon was a productive player as a versatile rotational defensive back for the Patriots: forming a solid core at the safety position with McCourty and Chung, he finished the year with a combined 38 tackles as well as four interceptions; tied for the team-lead with All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Furthermore, he surrendered only one touchdown into his coverage area and allowed just 7 of 13 passes to be completed for 90 yards. He also recovered a fumble.All in all, Harmon once again lived up to his nickname ‘The Closer’ as a player coming up with big plays in big moments. All four of his interceptions, for example, came either in the second or fourth quarter — right before halftime or the end of regulation. His biggest moments of the season, however, might have come when the spotlight was the brightest: in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl 53, on back-to-back plays.With the Patriots up by seven, he first helped break up a potential touchdown pass from Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff to wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Then, on the very next play, he blitzed from the secondary to force an ill-advised pass. Stephon Gilmore was able to step in front of it to record what turned out to eventually be a game-clinching interception. And while Harmon did not show up on the stat sheet for either play, his impact was very much felt.2019 preview: Entering the third season of a four-year, $20 million contract he signed with the Patriots in 2017 Womens Irving Fryar Jersey , Harmon will be on the club’s books in 2019 with a salary cap hit of $4.75 million. Considering his role as a versatile playmaker and part-time starter in one of the NFL’s best secondaries, the deal represents very good value and is still reflective of Harmon’s role on the team: he is a core member in the defensive backfield.As such, he is expected to again see considerable playing time and be on the field for around 60% of the Patriots’ snaps. Harmon, as has been the case in the past, will once more be used as a deep-field defender in single-high or two-deep coverage schemes by the Patriots; he will also give the club both depth and flexibility at the safety position that will allow Devin McCourty to be moved around the formation to create coverage advantages.After all, Harmon is the one safety on New England’s roster whose skill set is coming closest to McCourty’s as a rangy centerfield player. This, in turn, allows the Patriots to diversify their schemes and take advantage of Harmon’s intelligence, experience, and abilities to read and react to plays. Consequently, he will again play a key role on New England’s defense in 2019 — and likely come up with big plays when the team needs them.