The Cincinnati Bengals have 21 players with expiring contracts, and they will have to decide who stays and who goes when the new league year begins in March.

Joe Burrow has made it clear he wants the big three to stay together. Now the Bengals need to see if they can make it work.

Burrow led the league in passing touchdowns and passing yards, which earned him the passing title for the season. The Bengals, for their part, flexed Burrow's achievement on social media and heaped praise on him in the caption of their post.

PITTSBURGH -- Joe Burrow briefly exited the Bengals ' must-win game against the Steelers after getting sacked by multiple defenders. The sack took place midway through the third quarter with the Bengals ahead 13-7.

Joe Burrow passed for 277 yards and a touchdown, and the Cincinnati Bengals kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 19-17 win over the floundering Pittsburgh Steelers.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow entered Week 18 as the NFL's leader in passing yards and touchdown passes this season.

Despite their best efforts to give it away, the Cincinnati Bengals managed to secure a crucial must-win victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joe Burrow

Joe Burrow passed for 277 yards and a touchdown, and the Bengals kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 19-17 win over the Steelers on Saturday.

Now Burrow is hoping Rodgers can do his part to help the Bengals reach the playoffs. Cincinnati needs the Jets to beat the Dolphins and the Chiefs to beat the Broncos to make the postseason. "Hopefully he can help us out tomorrow and break out a big-time game for us," Burrow said.

They may not make the playoffs, but the Bengals looked like a playoff team during the first three quarters of Saturday night's must-win game against the Steelers. Ci

The Cincinnati Bengals, 9-8 during each of the last two seasons, fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, offensive line coach Frank Pollack, linebacker coach James Bettcher and defensive line coach Marion Hobby.