Former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach, Bill Cowher (left). Mandatory Credit: Jamie Mullen-NFLPhotoLibrary
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals have provided a number of memorable clashes in recent years. A playoff meeting in 2006 put the rivalry on the map.
Over 15 years removed from their most recent playoff appearance, Cincinnati (11-5, 5-1 in the AFC North) was finally set to play meaningful January football. Not since squaring off against Warren Moon and the Houston Oilers in 1991 had the Bengals won a postseason game. The Pittsburgh Steelers were there only to crash the party.
While the feeling between the teams was described by Jim Nantz as being “an inherent dislike,” Cincy dared the reviled Steelers (11-5, 4-2) step foot into Paul Brown Stadium for the teams’ first-ever postseason meeting.