The Bengals have a very solid defense, led by end Carlos Dunlap (13½ sacks). The Bengals are eighth in defensive DVOA, 11th in total defense, seventh in rushing defense, and first in points allowed. This would be a steep challenge for the Jets' offense.
If the Jets emerge from Sunday's "win and in" game at the Bills in the playoffs — and here's how that could happen even if the Jets lose — they would face one of four teams on wild card weekend: the Texans, Broncos, Chiefs, or Bengals. (As a wild card team, the Jets would have to travel for any of those games, of course.