Since the Bengals beat the Broncos, they own the head-to-head tiebreaker and would make the playoffs over the Broncos if they end up with the same record.

The Bengals did what they had to do to give themselves a chance at making the playoffs. Trey Hendrickson had 3.5 sacks of Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson, including one in the final minute that led to the Steelers turning the ball over on downs with 11 seconds left to play.