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Steelers' 2015 season eerily similar to 2005 title run

PITTSBURGH -- The memory of Carson Palmer leaving the Paul Brown Stadium field on a cart with torn knee ligaments is still fresh a decade later.

A day away from the 10-year anniversary of that game, Palmer is prepping for his own playoff journey in Arizona. Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers will soon reunite in an AFC wild-card gme. But so many other factors are the same as in 2005, when a 31-17 win in Cincinnati sparked a title run for Pittsburgh.

With help from ESPN Stats and Information, consider all these parallels when comparing 2005 to 2015: