The miracle is Lives in Cincinnati.
Things have gone well for the Bengals so far, as they kept their playoff hopes alive with a 19-17 win over the Bengals. Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday night.
The Bengals offense didn't get many big spots aside from Ja'Marr Chase's early touchdown, but for once, it was the defense that stepped up all game. In fact, the Bengals led 10-0 in the first quarter, but they only made four field goals the rest of the way.
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The Cincinnati Bengals recover a Steelers fumble in the second quarter of a Week 18 NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Actress Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 4, 2025. (Sam Green/The Enquirer/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
After the Steelers got a touchdown of their own in the second quarter, both offenses stalled for a while — Cincy added a field goal just before the half ended, and they added two more on each of the first two drives of the second half to take the lead, 19-7, early in the final quarter.
But the Steelers offense finally got going, as Russell Wilson led a nine-play, 65-yard drive that ended with Pat Freiermuth finding the end zone, making it a five-point game.
The Steelers, with 5:24 left in the game, went three-and-out and punted the ball away. However, the ball was muffed by the Bengals and Pittsburgh recovered it in the 38th minute, giving them life again. But they couldn't capitalize, and on 4th-and-18, they had to settle for a 54-yard field goal to trail them, 19-17 with 2:39 remaining.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) sacks Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (3) in the first quarter of an NFL Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals at Actress Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 4, 2025. (Sam Green/The Enquirer/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The Steelers were able to get a three-pointer and got the ball within two minutes of the warning, needing a field goal to win. On third down, Wilson saw George Pickens open to get into field goal range, but the pass went through his hands to continue his rough, drop-filled night (he finished with one catch for five yards). On fourth down, Freiermuth couldn't pressure the pass, and the Bengals ran down the clock to seal the win.
Now, the Bengals make the playoffs if both are Denver Broncos Either tie or lose to the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Miami Dolphins lose to the New York Jets.
As for the Steelers, they still sit in fifth place, but will drop to sixth if the Los Angeles Chargers win on Sunday.
Burrow made another case for a long-term MVP nod, going 37-for-46 for 277 yards and a touchdown — Chase made 10 receptions for 96 yards and a first-quarter score.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is pulled to his feet after being sacked in the second quarter of an NFL Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals at Actress Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 4, 2025. (Sam Green/The Enquirer/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Wilson was 17 for 31 for 148 yards, but his weapons didn't do him much favors. Freiermuth led the way with eight catches (for 85 yards), but the next closest was Najee Harris with four.
The Bengals are best tuned into NFL RedZone on Sunday to become the third AFC North team to make the playoffs.
