With the Chargers win, the Steelers are locked into the sixth seed and will play the Baltimore Ravens for the third time this season in the wild card round. Game update (Saturday night): With Pittsburgh’s 19-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals,

The ugly truth is the Steelers let the AFC North crown slip out of their hands. The Cleveland Browns would have to defeat the Baltimore Ravens, and Pittsburgh beat the Cincinnati Bengals to win the division. In that scenario, the Los Angeles Chargers would travel to Acrisure Stadium in the opening round of the playoffs.

The Cincinnati Bengals can win their fifth straight game, finish the season with a winning record and keep slim playoff hopes alive by taking down the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 18. Doing so will require another stellar performance from Joe Burrow and the soaring offense, this time on primetime in a Saturday night slot.