PRIMER: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (12-4)

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Game: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (12-4)
Date/Time: Jan. 9, 2016 at 8:15 p.m.
Location: Paul Brown Stadium
Series Leader: Steelers, 56-35
Streak: Steelers, four of the last five
Coaches vs. Opponent: Marvin Lewis: 8-18. Mike Tomlin: 13-5.
Coaches Playoff Record: Marvin Lewis: 0-6. Mike Tomlin: 5-4.
TV Broadcast: CBS (8:15 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter).
Radio Broadcast: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by a "triple cast" on Cincinnati flagship stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Dan Fouts, Laura Okmin (field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Pit), 82 (Cin). XM: 88 (WW1), 226 (Pit), 82 (Cin)
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Weather: 43 degrees with a chance of rain [Weather Underground]
Odds: Steelers, -2.5 [SB Nation]
Referee: John Perry
Uniform: Black jerseys, white pants

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• The Bengals have reached the postseason for the seventh time under head coach Marvin Lewis (2005, 2009, 2011-2015), and embark on a franchise-record fifth consecutive playoff appearance.
• The Bengals are looking to secure their first postseason win since Jan. 6, 1991 against the Houston Oilers (Wild Card).
• Bengals tied a franchise-record for regular-season wins (12).
• Quarterback Andy Dalton has a starting record of 50-26-1 (.656), which is the highest winning percentage of any quarterback in franchise history (minimum 20 starts).
• Dalton has 24 career road wins, most of any starting QB in Super Bowl era in first five NFL seasons.
• In his past four games, quarterback AJ McCarron has completed 76 of 115 (66.1 pct.) passes for 832 yards with six touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 97.4 rating.
• McCarron generated 280 yards and two touchdowns against the Steelers in Week 14.
• Running back Jeremy Hill is tied for first in the NFL with 11 rushing touchdowns and led the team with 794 yards rushing.
• Hill posted six rushing touchdowns in his past seven games, including 96 yards and a touchdown last week against the Ravens.
• Hill has 20 career rushing touchdowns, the most ever by a Bengal during his first two NFL seasons.
• RB Giovani Bernard is averaging 85 yards from scrimmage in two career postseason games.
• Since entering the NFL in 2011, wide receiver A.J. Green has 6,171 receiving yards, fifth-most of any player during his first five seasons.
• Green led the team with 1,297 receiving yards and joined Chad Johnson (6, 2002-07) as the only Bengals with at least five consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
• Green is one of two players in NFL history with five-plus consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons to begin a career (Randy Moss, 6).
• Tight end Tyler Eifert led all NFL tight ends with 13 touchdown receptions, most ever by a Bengals tight end in franchise history.
• The Bengals are one of two NFL teams with two players who secured 11+ sacks in 2015 -- defensive end Carlos Dunlap (13.5) and defensive tackle Geno Atkins (11).
• Dunlap's 13.5 sacks surpassed Eddie Edwards' single-season franchise record (13 in 1983).
• Atkins has 1.5 sacks in three career postseason games.
• Safety Reggie Nelson finished tied for a league-leading eight interceptions.
• Nelson is the first Bengals player that finished first (solo or tied) with the most interceptions in the NFL since Deltha O'Neal (2005).
• Linebacker Vincent Rey led the team with 95 tackles.
• The Bengals have five players selected to the 2016 Pro Bowl (WR Green, TE Eifert, T Andrew Whitworth, DT Atkins, S Nelson).

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

• The Steelers have a 33-22 (.600) all-time postseason record, are second all-time in total playoff wins and fourth all-time in winning percentage.
• The Steelers need one playoff win to tie Dallas (34) for most all-time.
• In 2005, the Steelers became first No. 6 seed in NFL history to win a Super Bowl (XL vs Seahawks).
• The Steelers set an NFL record for two-point conversions in single season, converting 8 of 11 attempts in 2015.
• QB Ben Roethlisberger led the NFL with 328.2 passing yards per game in 2015 (3,938 yards in 12 games), third-highest single-season average in NFL history.
• Roethlisberger has a 10-5 career postseason record.
• Roethlisberger has an 11-2 record at Cincinnati (including the playoffs) and has passed for 3,010 yards with 19 touchdowns vs nine interceptions for a passer rating of 98.1.
• During the Jan. 8, 2006 playoff meeting, Roethlisberger completed 14 of 19 (73.7 percent) for 208 yards with 3 touchdowns vs. 0 interceptions for a 148.7 passer rating.
• RB DeAngelo Williams is tied for first in the NFL with 11 rushing touchdowns and ranked third among AFC running backs with 1,274 scrimmage yards in 2015.
• In his past eight games, Williams is averaging 112.1 scrimmage yards per game with eight rushing touchdowns.
• WR Antonio Brown posted a career-best 136 catches in 2015, tied for second-most during a single season in NFL history, and ranked second in the NFL with a franchise-record 1,834 receiving yards.
• Brown led the NFL with 129 catches in 2014 and his 265 receptions over the past two seasons are most of any two-year span in league history.
• Brown is one of two players in NFL history with back-to-back 120-catch seasons (Hall of Famer Cris Carter).
• Brown led the team with 10 touchdowns catches and joined Hines Ward (2002-03) as the only Steelers with consecutive 10-TD catch seasons.
• WR Martavis Bryant has 16 touchdowns in 22 career games (including playoffs).
• Bryant posted five catches for 61 yards and a touchdown in his only career playoff game (2014 Wild Card game against the Ravens).
• Tight end Heath Miller has 46 career postseason receptions and needs six more to surpass Keith Jackson (51) for fifth-most by a tight end in playoff history.
• In 13 career playoff games, linebacker James Harrison has 6.5 sacks and 100-yard interception return for a touchdown (SB XLIII vs. Arizona), which is currently tied for second-longest in playoff history.
• Linebacker Lawrence Timmons led the team with 119 tackles. Since 2007, Timmons is the only NFL player with 30+ sacks (33) and 10+ interceptions (10).
• Safety Mike Mitchell led the team with three interceptions and a career-best nine passes defensed.
• The Steelers have three players selected to the 2016 Pro Bowl (QB Roethlisberger, WR Brown, G David DeCastro).

TEAM RANKINGS

BENGALS ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST THE STEELERS