
The Cincinnati Bengals face a must-win game in Week 18 against the Baltimore Ravens now that NFL owners voted to approve the proposed AFC playoff seeding ruleset for this year’s playoffs.
While the Bengals are AFC North champions for the second season in a row due to the NFL declaring the Bills vs. Bengals Week 17 matchup a no-contest, a wrinkle in the proposed plans means the Bengals could lose home-field advantage in the wild-card round.