Reactions: Bengals-Raiders will be Cincinnati's first NFL playoff game in six years
The AFC North champion Bengals - the conference's No. 4 seed - will host the Las Vegas Raiders in the Wild Card Round at Paul Brown Stadium on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC in Cincinnati's first NFL playoff game since the 2015 postseason loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Bengals will be looking to end the longest playoff-win drought of any National Football League team. They have lost eight consecutive playoff games - including a 1991 loss to the Raiders in Los Angeles to start that streak - and last won a postseason game against the Houston Oilers on Jan. 6, 1991.
The Bengals also lost to the Oakland Raiders in the 1975 playoffs.
The Raiders defeated the Los Angeles Chargers in overtime on Sunday night to earn the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs.
The Bengals-Raiders game will be a rematch of the Week 11 game between the two teams in Las Vegas, won 32-13 by the Bengals.
Social media reactions:
Bring on the Raiders!
SATURDAY 🔜 #RuleTheJungle pic.twitter.com/5YG8ghdEAG— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 10, 2022
Cincinnati won the first meeting between the Bengals and Raiders.
Joe Mixon ran all over Las Vegas.
LV hasn't been to the playoffs since 2016. Cincinnati hasn't been since 2015.
Buckle up at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, folks— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) January 10, 2022
The Bengals are playing Saturday at 4:30.
The ideal time slot at PBS.— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) January 10, 2022
Speechless.#Raiders in.#Chargers out.#Steelers in.
On to the playoffs we go.— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 10, 2022
The Raiders are going to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
QB Derek Carr will play in a postseason game for the first time in his career.
Think about what this team has been through—together. The losses, the emotions, the distractions, yet the ship remained steady— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) January 10, 2022
Playoffs here we go‼️
Cincinnati fans let’s get Paul Brown Stadium Rockin this weekend! We need every one of y’all! #WhoDey— ⚡️Primetime!!!⚡️ (@Joe_MainMixon) January 10, 2022
Raiders understood with a tie they were headed to Arrowhead, where they’re drawing dead.
Played for the win and now they’re a live dog vs. Zac Taylor and the Bengals.— nick wright (@getnickwright) January 10, 2022
The #Bengals will host the Raiders on Saturday in the first round of the playoffs.
Here's what we know about the first meeting between these teams and what's happened since:https://t.co/fAYgFRRPc3— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) January 10, 2022
The Bengals' loss Sunday to the Cleveland Browns dropped them to 10-7 this season.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Bengals look to beat Raiders, end NFL's longest playoff-win drought
