The Cincinnati Bengals are officially in the playoffs for the second consecutive season, finishing 12-4 in the regular season and winning the AFC North division.Up next, the Bengals will host a playoff game at Paycor Stadium next week, with the Baltimore Ravens coming back to Cincinnati for the AFC Wild Card round.The game will take place Sunday, Jan. 15 at 8:15 p.m. on NBC.The Bengals defeated the Ravens 27-16 in Week 18. Had the Ravens won the contest, the home-field advantage could have come down to a coin flip.Instead, Joe Burrow and the Bengals will welcome the Ravens to Cincinnati for the second consecutive week as the AFC Playoffs kick off.After the game, Burrow talked about the high expectations that the Bengals have set for themselves following last year's run to the Super Bowl."That's our standard now," Burrow said of the AFC North title. "We’re going to smoke our cigars, wear our T-shirts and hats, every year.”"If we didn't win this one, technically, we would have won the division, but it wouldn't have felt like it," Burrow said. "It was good to get this one. We're going to have to play better next week to get the win, especially me." The Ravens will enter the playoff matchup with Cincinnati at 10-7, having lost three of their final four games leading into the Wild Card round. The Bengals will likely see a different Ravens team next week, however. Baltimore was without their first and second-string quarterbacks Sunday in Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley. Additionally, running back J.K. Dobbins, tight end Mark Andrews and cornerback Marcus Peters were among numerous inactive players for the Ravens. Rest of the AFCElsewhere in the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs got the No. 1 seed and will receive a first-round bye in the playoffs.The other two AFC Wild Card matchups are:No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers at No. 4 Jacksonville JaguarsNo. 7 Miami Dolphins at No. 2 Buffalo Bills Last year's playoff runCincinnati hosted one playoff game last season on their way to Super Bowl LVI, defeating the Las Vegas Raiders in the Wild Card round. The win was the Bengals' first playoff victory since 1991. After defeating the Raiders at home, Cincinnati won road games at Tennessee in the Divisional Round and at Kansas City in the AFC Championship Game before falling to the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.
The Cincinnati Bengals are officially in the playoffs for the second consecutive season, finishing 12-4 in the regular season and winning the AFC North division.
Up next, the Bengals will host a playoff game at Paycor Stadium next week, with the Baltimore Ravens coming back to Cincinnati for the AFC Wild Card round.
The game will take place Sunday, Jan. 15 at 8:15 p.m. on NBC.
The Bengals defeated the Ravens 27-16 in Week 18. Had the Ravens won the contest, the home-field advantage could have come down to a coin flip.
Instead, Joe Burrow and the Bengals will welcome the Ravens to Cincinnati for the second consecutive week as the AFC Playoffs kick off.
After the game, Burrow talked about the high expectations that the Bengals have set for themselves following last year's run to the Super Bowl.
"That's our standard now," Burrow said of the AFC North title. "We’re going to smoke our cigars, wear our T-shirts and hats, every year.”
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"If we didn't win this one, technically, we would have won the division, but it wouldn't have felt like it," Burrow said. "It was good to get this one. We're going to have to play better next week to get the win, especially me."
The Ravens will enter the playoff matchup with Cincinnati at 10-7, having lost three of their final four games leading into the Wild Card round.
The Bengals will likely see a different Ravens team next week, however. Baltimore was without their first and second-string quarterbacks Sunday in Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley. Additionally, running back J.K. Dobbins, tight end Mark Andrews and cornerback Marcus Peters were among numerous inactive players for the Ravens.
Rest of the AFC
Elsewhere in the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs got the No. 1 seed and will receive a first-round bye in the playoffs.
The other two AFC Wild Card matchups are:
- No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers at No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars
- No. 7 Miami Dolphins at No. 2 Buffalo Bills
Last year's playoff run
Cincinnati hosted one playoff game last season on their way to Super Bowl LVI, defeating the Las Vegas Raiders in the Wild Card round.
The win was the Bengals' first playoff victory since 1991.
After defeating the Raiders at home, Cincinnati won road games at Tennessee in the Divisional Round and at Kansas City in the AFC Championship Game before falling to the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.
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