Who Could the Steelers Play in the Divisional Round?

Mike Tomlin may have a Super Bowl under his belt, but he's gone five years without a playoff win. (Getty)

Mike Tomlin may have a Super Bowl under his belt, but he’s gone five years without a playoff win. (Getty)

Pittsburgh may have needed the last week of the season to clinch the playoffs, but they should be treated anything but lightly. The Steelers are a road favorite in their playoff opener, but that doesn’t matter much in a third meeting between divisional opponents.

Tonight they’ll face the Bengals and backup QB AJ McCarron, and attempt to earn their first playoff win since 2010.

Unlike the first matchup of the day, the winner of Bengals-Steelers will know who their playoff opponent will be as soon as the final whistle blows.

Here’s everything you need to know about next week’s contest, and how the Steelers fit into the playoff picture:


Steelers Divisional Round Game

Big Ben and Antonio Brown have given defenses problems all season. (Getty)

Big Ben and Antonio Brown have given defenses problems all season. (Getty)

Date: Sunday, January 17

Time: 4:30 p.m. ET

Location: Sports Authority Field, Denver, CO

TV: CBS

Live Stream: CBSSports.com


Steelers Divisional Round Opponent

Denver, and only Denver

As the bottom seed in the AFC, Pittsburgh only has one possible opponent for the next round should they advance. They would automatically face the top seed Denver, who Pittsburgh defeated at home in December. That was against Brock Osweiler, and now Peyton Manning is back in the huddle for Denver.