The Cincinnati Bengals need to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to keep their playoff hopes alive. Unfortunately, it looks like it will be without RB Chase Brown.

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.

Cincinnati ruled Brown out of Saturday night's regular-season finale against Pittsburgh with a sprained ankle. Brown, the Bengals' leading rusher, did not practice all week after he got hurt during an overtime victory over Denver in Week 17.

Wide receiver Scotty Miller is out again with the Steelers fully healthy at wide receiver. Ben Skowronek is battling an oblique injury but will play. Meanwhile, quarterback Kyle Allen is the emergency third quarterback. Justin Fields will return as the backup.

Before the Bengals' most important game of the season, Burrow was seen walking in the tunnel with his latest pregame outfit. His ensemble consisted of a black puffer jacket over a black hoodie paired with blue cargo pants. He is also carrying a black bag in one hand and another over his shoulder.

The Cincinnati Bengals are fighting for their playoff lives without one of their stars. Heading into their Week 18 clash against the Pittsburgh Steelers, both WR Tee Higgins and RB Chase Brown were listed as questionable. Higgins was deemed to be ready to play despite the injury designation, but Brown was more of a question mark.

Dec 15, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Kenneth Gainwell (14) is upended by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Damontae Kazee (23) and cornerback Donte Jackson (26) during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images / Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

The Cincinnati Bengals trio of Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins is eyeing a future together beyond Week 18. Ian Rappoport of NFL Network

Saturday night's regular-season finale between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers has all the ingredients for an AFC North classic.

The Steelers are already locked into the postseason, but if somehow the Cleveland Browns can upset the Baltimore Ravens earlier Saturday, Mike Tomlin's squad could still take the AFC North crown by beating the Bengals in prime time.

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will try to keep their playoff hopes alive when they visit T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday night in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season.