Bengals' Peko: Steelers are 'pieces of bleep'
The rivalry between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers is showing no sign of dying down following a heated playoff game in January.
During an appearance Tuesday in London to promote the International Series, Bengals defensive lineman Domata Peko was asked to finished the sentence "the Pittsburgh Steelers are ..."
"Pieces of bleep," Peko replied, making the beeping sound himself to presumably avoid using an expletive, according to Simon A. Chester of USA Today.
The incident-filled contest between the Bengals and Steelers led to over $100,000 in fines being handed out to players for a series of altercations. Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict was also handed a three-game suspension for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Steelers receiver Antonio Brown.
Peko emphasized how much a victory over the Steelers means to his club, and he won't have to wait long for the opportunity, as the two teams are set to face off in Week 2 of the upcoming season.
"Oh, we hate them," he said. "For us, each time we play the Steelers, the whole city is like 'beat these fools' and whenever we beat them, it is a big party in Cincinnati. It's a big rivalry for us."
The Bengals travel to London in Week 8 to face the Washington Redskins at Wembley Stadium.