NFL Playoff Picks 2016: Schedule, Odds and Predictions for Wild Card Round

January 8, 2016   ·   Steve Silverman   ·   Jump to comments

The Cincinnati Bengals have to be shaking their heads when they step away from the glare of the media.
Their playoff misfortune has been nonstop, and it may not come to an end on Saturday night when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A number of things are going against the Bengals, and the biggest may lie with head coach Marvin Lewis. He has been coaching the Bengals since 2003 and has led them to consistent respectability. He has a 112-94-2 career regular-season record, and this year marks the seventh time he has led the Bengals to the postseason.
None of his six previous playoff teams won a single postseason game. Examining Lewis' playoff record reveals only one of those games was close, and that was a 19-13 loss to the Houston Texans following the 2012 season.
Strike 1.
There is nothing the Steelers like better than playing at Paul Brown Stadium. They have come out on the winning end of 13 of their last 15 games in Cincinnati, according to Odds Shark. ...

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