So the Steelers finally found an AFC North Division opponent they could beat twice, found it, naturally, at the top of the division.

The Cincinnati Bengals, a half-step from the division title they had the inside track on all season, brought to this Week 17 showdown what they typically bring to their urgent prime-time performances and especially to their Steelers appointments, namely blatant incompetence.

A.J. Green, who’d blasted the Steelers secondary for 224 yards on 11 catches just three weeks ago in Ohio, was slightly less glamorous for the NBC audience, if no less dramatic.

He was involved in all three of Cincinnati’s turnovers on the night the Steelers secured their 21st division title, their sixth since 2002........

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