But if the Bengals end up playing in Wild Card Weekend, who will they want to face?
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Single-game tickets are sold out for the Bengals’ Wild Card round playoff game vs. Pittsburgh, presented by Fifth Third Bank.
1 overall seed, thanks to a comeback win led by Peyton Manning and a New England Patriots loss to the Miami Dolphins.
While Bill O’Brien would surely object to anyone employed by the Houston Texans looking past the Kansas City Chiefs, I imagine a sizable segment of the fan base is curious as to who the Texans would play and when that game would be in the event the Texans emerge victorious at NRG Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Steelers beat the Bengals, 31-17, in an AFC wild card game 10 years ago.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will take their show on the road for the rest of the season, and their first stop is in Cincinnati to play their division rivals. The Steelers play at the Bengals at 8:15 Eastern Time Saturday Night. That game will be televised on CBS. The teams split their regular-season meetings, with the Bengals (PK) beating the Steelers in Pittsburgh 16-10, and the Steelers (+1) returning the favor with a 33-20 victory over the Bengals in Cincinnati.
The AFC Championship – to be played at the highest remaining seed – is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, on WHIO-TV, Ch. 7. ABC or ESPN will provide the television coverage for that game.
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WHIO-TV, Ch. 7, also is home to Super Bowl 50, set for February 7 in Santa Clara, Calif.
