Why Troy Polamalu, Ike Taylor Injuries Could Swing AFC North Race Sunday Night

December 28, 2014   ·   Kristopher Knox   ·   Jump to comments

On Sunday night, the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers will face off in what should be a fitting sendoff to the 2014 NFL regular season.
While both teams have already qualified for the playoffs, there is plenty at stake in the regular-season finale. The winner of Sunday night's game will claim the AFC North title and host a playoff to begin the postseason.
The loser will claim the AFC's No. 5 seed and travel to face the Indianapolis Colts.
Neither the Steelers nor the Bengals have been consistently dominant this season, but both teams are heating up at the right time and could use one more victory to spark a strong playoff run.
On paper, this appears to be a fairly even matchup. Both teams have 10 wins and have won four of their past five games. The Bengals are ranked 15th in scoring offense (23.2 points per game) and 10th in scoring defense (21.1 points allowed per game). The Steelers rank seventh offensively (27.3 points per game) and 19th defensively (23...

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