Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth catches a 19-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Russell Wilson against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Pittsburgh Steelers came up short in their 19-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Saturday night. Both

The Pittsburgh Steelers did not need to win against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, with the AFC North out of reach, and the only thing at stake was a guarantee for the No. 5 seed, instead of having to wait until Sunday to learn their postseason fate.

The Bengals trolled the Steelers by blasting Renegade in their locker room after Saturday night's 19-17 win at Acrisure Stadium.

Freiermuth recorded eight receptions on 11 targets for 85 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 19-17 loss to the Bengals.

The Bengals failed to make the playoffs despite having ... One play after scrambling 12 yards for a first down, Wilson found a wide-open Pat Freiermuth for a 19-yard score that cut Cincinnati’s lead to 19-14 with just over eight minutes left to play.

In their last game, the Ravens knocked off the Cleveland Browns 35-10. The Steelers’ last game was a 19-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Against the Browns, Lamar Jackson led the Ravens

With the loss to the Bengals in week 18, the Steelers will pull into the playoffs with four straight losses. They are the third team in NFL history to enter the playoffs on a three-game losing streak and the first to do it since the 1999 Lions.

The Ravens surged past the Steelers to win the AFC North. Who will have the advantage when the rivals meet Saturday in the wild-card round?

The Steelers lost to the Bengals, 19-17. But they snapped quarterback Joe Burrow's eight-game streak of throwing for at least 250 yards and three touchdowns. Burrow completed 36 of 47 passes for 277 yards, but just one went for a touchdown.