Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals Keep Their Playoff Hopes Alive by Edging the Steelers 19–17

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals Keep Their Playoff Hopes Alive by Edging the Steelers 19–17
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) avoids Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward (97) with Cincinnati Bengals guard Cordell Volson (67) during the second half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh on Jan. 4, 2025. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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PITTSBURGH—Joe Burrow will head to Cincinnati’s training facility on Sunday. He‘ll lift weights. He might watch some video. And then he’ll join the rest of his teammates and hope.

It’s not much. But it’s the only thing left for Burrow and a Bengals team that certainly looks playoff-worthy everywhere but the standings after a 19–17 victory at Pittsburgh late Saturday night kept Cincinnati’s slim postseason hopes flickering into the season’s final day.