The Steelers and Bengals have only met once before in the playoffs in the 2005 Wild Card Round where the Steelers won 31-17.
The results between the two teams had Pittsburgh winning the first game 27-13.Cincinnati took the second game 38-31. As stated the Steelers, the 6th seed at the time, took the rubber match 31-17 and earned themselves a trip to Indianapolis where they defeated the Colts. The following week, they launched themselves into Super Bowl XL by defeating the Denver Broncos 34-17.