You could argue that all you want. The matter of fact is that the players need to know the situation, keep their cool and NOT bite at anything the steelers are doing. Of course they're egging them on, and they fell for it. Marvin Lewis should have taken charge and called him men over to the sideline for the injury timeout
Plot twist: bengals score, go up by three, only to lose to a Landry Jones led 99 yard TD drive, sparking a playoff run and eventual Super Bowl 50 victory, also led by Landry Jones