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PITTSBURGH \u2014 Joe Burrow will head to Cincinnati\u2019s training facility on Sunday. <\/p>\n
He\u2019ll lift weights. He might watch some video. And then he\u2019ll join the rest of his teammates and hope.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not much. <\/p>\n
But it\u2019s the only thing left for Burrow and a Bengals team that certainly looks playoff-worthy everywhere but the standings after a 19-17 victory at Pittsburgh late Saturday night kept Cincinnati\u2019s slim postseason hopes flickering into the season\u2019s final day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not ideal,\u201d Burrow said after throwing for 277 yards and a touchdown. \u201cBut we put ourselves in this position.\u201d<\/p>\n
In multiple ways. <\/p>\n
The Bengals were floundering at 4-8 a month ago, with seven of the losses coming by eight points or less. They responded by ripping off five straight to wrap up the regular season, including a win over the reeling Steelers.<\/p>\n
For the Bengals to grab the final playoff spot in the AFC, they need Patrick Mahomes-less Kansas City to beat Denver and the New York Jets to summon the energy at the end of a chaotic season to topple Miami.<\/p>\n
Yeah, for Bengals fans it will be weird rooting for the Chiefs. It beats having nothing to root for at all, which is certainly where Cincinnati seemed headed a month ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how many guys will be playing for (Kansas City),\u201d Burrow said with a small laugh. \u201cHopefully some.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Burrow threw an interception and had his NFL-record streak of consecutive games with at least 250 yards passing and three touchdowns come to an end, he did enough to send the Steelers (10-7) reeling into the playoffs with a four-game losing streak.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh will be the fifth seed and travel to AFC South champion Houston if the Los Angeles Chargers lose at Las Vegas. If the Chargers win, the Steelers will be the sixth seed and visit AFC North rival Baltimore next weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in a single-elimination tournament now, so we better turn our attention toward playing good football and better than we have particularly in recent weeks,\u201d Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said.<\/p>\n
If Tomlin wants a lesson on how to get it together under challenging circumstances, Cincinnati\u2019s play over the last month has provided it.<\/p>\n
The Bengals\u2019 late run began after a 44-38 loss to the Steelers on Dec. 1 dropped them to 4-8. They haven\u2019t lost since, with Burrow playing at an MVP level and their once porous defense playing its best football of the season.<\/p>\n
Burrow completed 37 of 46 passes, including a 12-yard touchdown to Ja\u2019Marr Chase on Cincinnati\u2019s first possession that gave the Bengals a lead they never gave up. <\/p>\n
Chase finished with 10 receptions for 96 yards to put the NFL\u2019s \u201cTriple Crown\u201d for receivers (catches, yards and touchdowns) within reach.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati held reeling Pittsburgh (10-7) to 193 yards \u2014 more than 300 less than the 520 the Steelers rolled up in the first meeting \u2014 and turned aside a late rally. <\/p>\n
Trey Hendrickson sacked Russell Wilson 3\u00b9\/\u2082 times to boost his season total to an NFL-leading 17\u00b9\/\u2082 on a night the Bengals never let the playoff-bound Steelers get on track.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, our season hasn\u2019t gone the way we wanted, but we like how we closed out to get over .500 and give ourselves a chance,\u201d Cincinnati cornerback Mike Hilton said.<\/p>\n
Wilson passed for 148 yards and a touchdown, both the score and the vast majority of the yards coming during the fourth quarter when the Steelers were desperately playing catchup. Wilson hit Pat Freiermuth for a 19-yard touchdown pass and Chris Boswell hit a 54-yard field goal to get Pittsburgh within two.<\/p>\n
The Steelers got the ball back just after the 2-minute warning but never made it to Cincinnati territory. <\/p>\n
Wilson threw incomplete to Freiermuth on fourth down and Burrow came out for a kneeldown that extended the Bengals\u2019 season to the final day.<\/p>\n
Whether Burrow and his teammates head to work on Monday to prepare for a trip to Buffalo or to clean out their lockers and turn their attention to what could be an eventful offseason is uncertain. Considering where his team was a month ago, Burrow will take it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that if we get in, we can make some noise with the players and coaches that we have in this building,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve just got to hope for some help tomorrow and sit back and watch it.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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