The third and final Wild Card spots in the AFC and NFC remain available. But multiple squads in each conference are still mathematically alive, including the Cincinnati Bengals, thanks to a late ...

The Bengals took care of their own business, winning five in a row to close out the season, but they were officially eliminated from playoff contention when the Broncos crushed the Chiefs.

The Cincinnati Bengals' NFL playoff ... Entering Week 18, one of the three things the Bengals still needed to happen to earn the final AFC playoff spot was a win against their AFC North rival.

Cincinnati faced Tennessee in Week 15, entering with a 5-8 record and in third place in the AFC North. The Bengals cannot win the division, but they still have an outside shot of making the AFC ...

The Bengals were coming off a crushing 44-38 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, a game that Cincinnati, by most accounts, needed to win to position itself for a run at the AFC wild card.

Former Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Willie Anderson is once again a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Chiefs secured a first-round bye and a guaranteed home AFC Championship Game ... alone the same conference – is a curse. The Cincinnati Bengals know this better than most.