Joe Burrow is playing the best football of his career, but Saturday might be the final game of his season. The Cincinnati Bengals will face the Pittsburgh Steelers, and need a win and some help from the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets to clinch the final playoff spot in the AFC.

Joe Burrow has thrown for a league-leading 4,641 yards and 42 touchdowns. But if the Bengals don't make the postseason, he likely won't win MVP.

Baltimore is less than a quarter away from winning the AFC North (they're ahead 21-3 over CLE), which means that the best Pittsburgh can do is the fifth seed. The Steelers can clinch the fifth seed with a win today, but will fall to the 6th seed with a loss and a Chargers win Sunday over the Raiders.

With their offense playing at their best, the Bengals kept the embers of playoff hope alive despite being all but buried by a 1-4 start and a three-game losing streak later in the season. They’ve existed on the brink of elimination for a month,