After the hard trip to get to this stage, teams will now be looking to make it worthwhile, starting with those wild card matchups this coming Saturday.
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Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes, Pittsburgh’s defense dominated and the Steelers slipped into the AFC playoffs with a 28-12 win over the Cleveland Browns, who are expected to fire coach Mike Pettine.
The Chiefs take care of the ball (they are plus-16 in turnover margin during their current run) and keep opponents out of the end zone.
The Bengals were a ideal 3-0 against the spread in the three games that they were an underdog, losing by an average margin of only 0.7 points in those three contests. The Pittsburgh Steelers snagged the final playoff spot thanks to their win and the New York Jets loss.
With games were complete, the Steelers now know they will head to Cincinnati for their third match up of the season with the Bengals.
Pittsburgh has injury problems of its own with running back DeAngelo Williams nursing a sprained right ankle. The second seed in the AFC, the New England Patriots, will host whichever AFC Wild Card victor has a higher seed.
The Steelers have been Cincinnati’s nemesis over the years, going 13-2 straight up in the past 15 road meetings and 4-1 straight up and against the spread in the last five games between the teams overall.
On the opposite side, You have the Minnesota Vikings playing against the Seattle Seahawks.
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On the surface, the Packers got a decent consolation prize for losing to the Vikings with a game against Washington, the champions of the weak NFC East. The Packers had the same record on the road (5-3) as they did at Lambeau Field.
