Seahawks’ streak, postseason pedigree plays into NFL Wild Card odds

The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since January 1991.

The teams are set and we know who will be matched up against who – but when will the games be played and what part of your weekend should you block off and devote to football? Strong defense and a four-game winning streak in the middle of the term helped, while the three-game winning run to close out the season, as well as some external help from other games, helped them to clinch an AFC wild card spot.

The Green Bay Packers (10-6) limped home by losing six of their final 10 games, as their once-formidable passing game slumped badly this season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have made it to the postseason for the second straight year, and for the second consecutive time, their first opponent will be one that they are seeing for the third time during the season. Jeremy Hill leads the Bengals in rushing touchdowns with 11 and he has gained 794 yards while A.J. Green has 86 receptions and 10 touchdowns.

Win or lose, the Bengals would have the No. 3 seed and would host the Pittsburgh Steelers on either Saturday, January 9 or Sunday, January 10. In the previous two meetings this season AFC North division, the Cincinnati had a 16-10 win on November 1, but Pittsburgh returned the favor 33-20 on the road on December 13. The Bengals defense is allowing 17.4 points and 340.8 yards per game with 21 interceptions, 42 sacks, and 10 fumble recoveries. They needed to beat the Cleveland Browns and needed the New York Jets to lose at Buffalo. “If Andy Dalton is playing, this game is around a pick’em”. Regardless of who plays at the quarterback position, the Steelers should be able to beat up the Bengals and advance to the Divisional round. The Bengals will still likely be without quarterback Andy Dalton. The Legion of Boom would like nothing more than to show the National Football League they can reach another Super Bowl without that vaunted home-field advantage. But Houston (9-7 SU and ATS) claimed the division and the No. 4 seed by winning and cashing in its last three games, including a 30-6 rout of Jacksonville on Sunday laying 5.5 points at home.