Ravens Defeat Steelers. Bengals Now Trail Wild Card by One Game

November 18, 2012; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin (81) runs after a catch and is tackled by Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Will Allen (26) during the second quarter at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-US PRESSWIRE

After the Baltimore Ravens were able to go into Pittsburgh and defeat the Big Ben-less Steelers by a final score of 13-10, the Cincinnati Bengals now sit a modest one game behind both the Indianapolis colts and the Steelers for one of the two Wild Card spots:

AFC	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF
Houston	9	1	0	.900	5-1-0	4-0-0	3-0-0	8-0-0	293	180	+113
Baltimore	8	2	0	.778	5-0-0	3-2-0	4-0-0	7-1-0	254	196	+58
New England	7	3	0	.700	4-1-0	3-2-0	3-0-0	6-1-0	358	225	+133
Denver	7	3	0	.700	4-1-0	3-2-0	3-0-0	5-2-0	301	212	+89
Pittsburgh	6	4	0	.667	4-1-0	2-3-0	1-1-0	3-4-0	217	190	+27
Indianapolis	6	4	0	.600	4-1-0	2-3-0	2-1-0	4-3-0	210	260	-50
Cincinnati	5	5	0	.500	2-3-0	3-2-0	1-3-0	3-5-0	248	237	+11

Here is the Colts remaining schedule

WK	DATE	OPPONENT
12	Sun, Nov 25	vs Buffalo
13	Sun, Dec 2	@ Detroit
14	Sun, Dec 9	vs Tennessee
15	Sun, Dec 16	@ Houston
16	Sun, Dec 23	@ Kansas City
17	Sun, Dec 30	vs Houston

And the Steelers

WK	DATE	OPPONENT
12	Sun, Nov 25	@ Cleveland
13	Sun, Dec 2	@ Baltimore
14	Sun, Dec 9	vs San Diego
15	Sun, Dec 16	@ Dallas
16	Sun, Dec 23	vs Cincinnati
17	Sun, Dec 30	vs Cleveland

As of now, at 5-5, the Bengals are set to play the Raiders, Cowboys, Eagles, and Chargers in the next four weeks before back-to-back AFC North games at Pittsbugh and then hosting Baltimore in the regular season finale. With only a game now separating the AFC North rivals, it’s now very possible that the Bengals will have a chance to overtake the Steelers for their wild card playoff spot in their Week 16 showdown.

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