Bengals' 0-7 start not unusual _ for them

All the losing is wearing on Cincinnati Bengals receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

"It's tough to be in this position," said Houshmandzadeh, a Pro Bowl receiver on the NFL's worst team. "But you just have to have some pride. That's it, bottom line. If you have pride in yourself, things should turn out better than what it looks like it's going to be."

Looks like the losing is going to go on for a while.

For the first time this season, the Bengals (0-7) fell apart near the end of a 38-10 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Steelers scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, when Cincinnati's offense and defense collapsed. They missed …