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 beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the season finale to keep small playoff hopes alive. In doing so, though, major names like Joe Burrow and Tee Higgins suffered injuries and/or setbacks. While Burrow returned, Higgins wasn’t so fortunate.