Bengals buckle down on run

It also means the Cincinnati Bengals get the No. 3 seed and a date with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round. The Bengals, Broncos and Patriots all finished with 12-4 records, but Denver holds head-to-head wins over New England and Cincinnati.

About the Bengals: They probably won't have Dalton and will hope for the best from second-year backup QB AJ McCarron. He threw two interceptions against Pittsburgh, one a pick-six, when he faced them last month in his first significant NFL action

It also means the Cincinnati Bengals get the No. 3 seed and a date with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round. The Bengals, Broncos and Patriots all finished with 12-4 records, but Denver holds head-to-head wins over New England and Cincinnati.

ESPN has the Chiefs-Texans game with a simulcast on ABC, while CBS has Steelers-Bengals. Sunday, NBC gets Seahawks-Vikings and FOX gets Packers-Redskins. The following weekend, the Patriots will play on Saturday Jan. 16 at 4:35 p.m. ET, with the 

But nine of Baltimore's 11 losses came by eight points or fewer, including Sunday's 24-16 defeat at the AFC North champion Bengals. "This has been one of the most rewarding seasons I've ever had," coach John Harbaugh said. "Not in the win-loss column,