Steelers/Bengals Game Set for SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL this Weekend

The AFC North division title will be decided on NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL this week, when Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5) host Andy Daltonand the Cincinnati Bengals (10-4-1). Sunday night's coverage of Week 17, the final week of the 2014 NFL regular season, begins with FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA at 7 p.m. ET.

The Bengals and Steelers enter Week 17 having already clinched postseason berths, but critical playoff positioning is still at stake. Cincinnati's defense intercepted Broncos QB Peyton Manning four times on Monday night en route to a 37-28 win, securing a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season. Pittsburgh beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-12 on Sunday to return to the postseason for the first time since 2011.

With a victory on Sunday Night Football, the Steelers would win the AFC North title and the No. 3 SEED in the AFC playoffs. A loss would force the Steelers to travel on the road in the Wild Card round as the No. 5 seed.

If the Bengals win on Sunday night, they would be AFC North champions, and could finish as high as the No. 2 seed, if the Broncos lose on Sunday. A loss would send the Bengals on the road in the Wild Card round as the No. 5 seed.

The two teams last met in Week 14 in Cincinnati, when the Steelers offense exploded for 25 points in the fourth quarter in a 42-21 come-from-behind victory.

Calling Bengals-Steelers is seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his 29th season as THE VOICE of the NFL's premier primetime package; 15-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, who has won the Emmy for Outstanding Event Analyst in each of his five seasons in the SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL booth; and two-time Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

NBC's coverage of SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is led by Emmy Award-winning producer Fred Gaudelli and Emmy Award-winning director Drew Esocoff. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series for a record six consecutive years.

Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports, is hosted by 26-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sunday. Costas will be joined on site by Collinsworth, Tafoya, two-time SUPER BOWL winner Hines Ward, and NBC Sports commentator Josh Elliott.

Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC Sports Group's Studio 1 and will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time SUPER BOWL winner Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio of PRO FOOTBALL TALK on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and Peter King of Sports Illustrated. Carolyn Manno will report from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga., on the Panthers-Falcons game, which will decide the NFC South champion.

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