The ugly truth is the Steelers let the AFC North crown slip out of their hands. The Cleveland Browns would have to defeat the Baltimore Ravens, and Pittsburgh beat the Cincinnati Bengals to win the division. In that scenario, the Los Angeles Chargers would travel to Acrisure Stadium in the opening round of the playoffs.

The Cincinnati Bengals can win their fifth straight game, finish the season with a winning record and keep slim playoff hopes alive by taking down the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 18. Doing so will require another stellar performance from Joe Burrow and the soaring offense, this time on primetime in a Saturday night slot.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers face major challenges in Week 18 against the Bengals, from locker room frustrations to key positional mismatches.

The Cincinnati Bengals close the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road in Week 18. There, the Bengals will hope to keep fading playoff chances alive by doing their part in a primetime kickoff on Saturday night.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in their final regular season game. After losing three straight games and reeling, the team has set out a goal to win this game to get the stench of that losing streak off them.

The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up the regular season on Saturday night with a heartbreaking 19-17 loss to the Cincinnati B

The Cincinnati Bengals closed out the regular season with a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers late last night, 19-17. The Bengals came out hot offensively but slowed down in the second half as the defense shined to help close out the win.

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered their seventh defeat of the 2024 campaign in Week 18, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals, 19-17, to close out the regular season. Here's a look at the updated playoff matchup scenarios after the loss to the Bengals.

Luckily for the Pittsburgh Steelers, they had already secured a spot in the AFC playoffs weeks prior. If not, their Week 18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday would have felt much worse. Still,