The Cincinnati Bengals will play the Baltimore Ravens in Week 18’s season finale, a statement more complex than one could have ever guessed.
As of this writing, the NFL hasn’t announced whether Cincinnati’s postponed game against the Buffalo Bills will resume, though a report says things are trending toward it being called a no-contest.
On paper, that means Sunday’s game against the Ravens is for the AFC North crown (unless the no-contest is declared, then the Bengals win the division automatically).
As of now, the Bengals can still clinch 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 seeds in the AFC playoffs based on how they do and other results over the weekend. Here’s a look at some of those scenarios.