A huge AFC North matchup for the playoffs.
Happy Saturday evening one and all.
The AFC North is settled, so now the Pittsburgh Steelers are doing a couple of things.
First, they want to make sure that they maintain that five seed. A loss today would open the door for the Los Angeles Chargers to move up to that five seed, which is big.
However, the even sweeter thing for the Steelers… a win basically knocks the Cincinnati Bengals out of the playoffs, and as we know, killing your rivals hope is even better.
This is a massive game, with huge AFC Wild Card implications.
Week 18 Saturday Night Football: Cincinnati Bengals (8-8) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6)
Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. AT
Location: Acrisure Stadium – Pittsburgh, PA
National TV: ESPN
National online streaming: NFL+, WatchESPN
TV announcers: Joe Buck (play-by-play) Troy Aikman (analyst) Laura Rutledge and Lisa Salters (sideline)
SiriusXM broadcast: Channel 225 (Bengals), Channel 226 (Steelers)
Betting line: Bengals -2.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook
This game is going to come down to if the Bengals can get stops against a bad Steelers offense. who have also had a bad defense the last month.
Bengals 31
Steelers 24