The Cincinnati Bengals' NFL playoff chances improved slightly with the Indianapolis Colts' loss Sunday to the New York Giants.

It will all come down to Week 18 in the Bengals' playoff push, as they'll need some win - and some help - to get into the postseason.

The Cincinnati Bengals have done all they can to keep a playoff berth possible pending Sunday's results. Both head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow are confident in what's possible in the postseason after their five-game winning streak.

The Indianapolis Colts’ playoff hopes are officially dashed following a devastating loss to the two win New York Giants. After some help on Saturday from the Cincinnati Bengals, who defeated the Denver Broncos late in overtime, the Colts were unable to take care of their own business.

The Cincinnati Bengals kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a wild overtime win Saturday over the Denver Broncos. That ensured they would be alive and have a clinching scenario in Week 18. With the AFC games in the books for Week 17, the Bengals now know their path to the playoffs and what needs to happen next week.

With some major help from Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, the Colts will take the field today against the New York Giants with their playoff hopes still intact. The Giants will enter today’s game with only two wins and having lost their last 10 games in a row. The Colts are the more talented and better team and need to operate as such.

In the end, the Bengals scored late in overtime as Tee Higgins completed the hat trick and gave Cincinnati a 30-24 win over the Denver Broncos Saturday. It’s the team’s fourth straight win as they get back to .500 at 8-8 and have themselves a pulse in the playoff picture entering Week 18.

The Cincinnati Bengals did their part on Sunday to keep their playoff hope alive, but got very little help from Indianapolis and Miami, each of whom won in Week 16.

The Cincinnati Bengals' NFL playoff chances improved slightly with the Indianapolis Colts' loss Sunday to the New York Giants. Entering Sunday, one of the four things the Bengals still needed to ...

The perception of what will happen with the Cincinnati Bengals and star wideouts Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins has taken a dramatic shift in recent weeks. It’s not just fans or even players who are interviewed, either.

"We’re finding our way back into it," said Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who threw three touchdown passes to Tee Higgins in the victory. "We still need a little help, but all we can do now is go control what we can control and try to get a big win next week.”