The Cincinnati Bengals have a Saturday game again in Week 16, their second matchup of the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers. They dropped the first game of the series 16-10 in Jake Browning’s first start of his career after Joe Burrow went out for the season. It was his one game in which Browning didn’t lead the team to a win so far.
Since that game, Browning has obviously become much more comfortable leading the Bengals who have won three straight games since then, keeping them right in the thick of the very competitive AFC wild card playoff hunt as one of four teams with an 8-6 record.
At 7-7, the Steelers are still trying to force their way into the playoffs, but they have been spiraling with four losses in their past five games after overperforming for most of the beginning of the year. Their most recent loss was a 30-13 beatdown by the Indianapolis Colts in which Mitch Trubisky took the reins as the starter and threw for just 169 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
With two tough games in the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns to finish the season for the Bengals, a win this week will be extremely important for the playoff race, especially in a scenario where they find themselves tied with the Steelers.
Here’s a quick look at viewing info and key details about the matchup, including the forecast and opponent info.
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, December 23 (4:30 p.m. ET)
TV info: NBC
In-market live stream: NBC Sports, NFL+ (mobile only)
Radio: Cincinnati – WCKY-AM (1530), Cincinnati – WEBN-FM (102.7), Cincinnati – WLW-AM (700)
Location: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Forecast: Cloudy, 46 degrees
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Opponent Wire site: Steelers Wire
Odds: Bengals -2
