CINCINNATI — Jeremy Hill got stripped of the ball. Vontaze Burfict led with his shoulder head-high. Adam "Pacman" Jones lost his cool. In a matter of seconds, Cincinnati let it all slip away.
The Bengals' latest playoff meltdown was one for the books, in many ways the worst of them all. And it will shake the franchise for a long time.
Hill fumbled away a chance to close out the game, and personal fouls on Burfict and Jones moved the Steelers in range for the winning field goal on Saturday night. Chris Boswell's 35-yard kick with 14 seconds left gave Pittsburgh an 18-16 victory — another blow-to-the-gut moment to the Bengals' horrid playoff history.