The Cincinnati Bengals took care of business in Week 15 with the win over the Minnesota Vikings, keeping their playoff hopes alive.
But Sunday wasn’t kind to them, with the Texans, Bills and Browns picking up wins.
That leaves the AFC playoff seeding looking like this as of this writing:
- Ravens (11-3)
- Dolphins (10-4)
- Chiefs (9-5)
- Jaguars (8-6)
- Browns (9-5)
- Bengals (8-6)
- Colts (8-6)
- Texans (8-6)
- Bills (8-6)
Problem is, the Bengals have just a 32 percent chance of actually making the playoffs over at the New York Times‘ simulator due to the remaining overall AFC schedule. Dropping just one of their remaining three games keeps that at only around a 60 percent chance to make the postseason.
Translation? The Bengals need to keep winning and even if they do, they might need some help. For now, they appear in, but things outside of their control will still need to go their way, too.
