PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Burrow passed for 277 yards and a touchdown, Cade York kicked four field goals and the Cincinnati Bengals kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 19-17 win over the floundering Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night.

Burrow also threw an interception and his NFL record streak of consecutive games with at least 250 yards passing and three touchdowns came to an end. But he did enough to propel the Bengals (9-8) to their fifth straight win and keep them in the mix until the season’s final day.

Cincinnati will earn the seventh seed in the AFC if Denver loses to Kansas City and Miami either loses to or ties the New York Jets on Sunday.

Burrow completed 37 of 46 passes, including a 12-yard touchdown to Ja’Marr Chase on Cincinnati’s first possession that gave the Bengals a lead they never gave up. Chase finished with 10 receptions for 96 yards to put the NFL’s “Triple Crown” for receivers (catches, yards and touchdowns) within reach.

The Bengals’ late run began after a 44-38 loss to the Steelers on Dec. 1 dropped them to 4-8. They haven’t lost since, with Burrow playing at an MVP level and their once porous defense playing its best football of the season.

Cincinnati held reeling Pittsburgh (10-7) to 193 yards — more than 300 less than the 520 the Steelers rolled up in the first meeting — and turned aside a late rally. Trey Hendrickson sacked Russell Wilson 3 1/2 times to boost his season total to an NFL-leading 17 1/2 on a night the Bengals never let the playoff-bound Steelers get on track.

Wilson passed for 148 yards and a touchdown, both the score and the vast majority of the yards coming during the fourth quarter when the Steelers were desperately playing catchup. Wilson hit Pat Freiermuth for a 19-yard touchdown pass and Chris Boswell hit a 54-yard field goal to get Pittsburgh within two.

The Steelers got the ball back just after the 2-minute warning but never made it to Cincinnati territory. Wilson threw incomplete to Freiermuth on fourth down and Burrow came out for a kneeldown that extended the Bengals’ season to the final day.

Pittsburgh is assured of playing next week despite a four-game losing streak. The Steelers will be the fifth seed if the Los Angeles Chargers lose at Las Vegas. If the Chargers win, Pittsburgh will be the sixth seed and travel to rival Baltimore in the first round.

Injuries
Bengals: Burrow was tended to by trainers on the field after taking a sack in the third quarter. He was evaluated in the medical tent but did not miss an offense snap. … WR Tee Higgins exited with a left ankle injury in the second half and did not return to what could be his final game with Cincinnati. … Guard Cody Ford sustained a chest injury in the third quarter but stayed in the game.

Steelers: Running back Najee Harris exited in the fourth quarter with a head injury following a 12-yard reception.

Up next
Bengals: Hope for some help on Sunday.

Steelers: At either Houston or Baltimore next week.

Cincinnati	10	3	3	3	—	19
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	10	—	17

First Quarter

Cin–Chase 12 pass from Burrow (York kick), 9:49.

Cin–FG York 48, 1:24.

Second Quarter

Pit–Harris 1 run (Boswell kick), 9:54.

Cin–FG York 27, :16.

Third Quarter

Cin–FG York 35, 6:56.

Fourth Quarter

Cin–FG York 23, 11:02.

Pit–Freiermuth 19 pass from Ru.Wilson (Boswell kick), 8:06.

Pit–FG Boswell 54, 2:39.

A–65,631.

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	Cin	Pit
First downs	21	16
Total Net Yards	314	193
Rushes-yards	21-68	23-74
Passing	246	119
Punt Returns	3-24	3-16
Kickoff Returns	4-133	2-57
Interceptions Ret.	0-0	1-0
Comp-Att-Int	37-46-1	17-31-0
Sacked-Yards Lost	4-31	4-29
Punts	3-48.667	5-42.6
Fumbles-Lost	3-1	2-1
Penalties-Yards	6-25	3-20
Time of Possession	38:00	22:00

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–Cincinnati, Herbert 20-69, Burrow 1-(minus 1). Pittsburgh, Harris 12-36, Warren 6-21, Ru.Wilson 4-16, Patterson 1-1.

PASSING–Cincinnati, Burrow 37-46-1-277. Pittsburgh, Ru.Wilson 17-31-0-148.

RECEIVING–Cincinnati, Chase 10-96, Gesicki 8-68, Herbert 7-14, Higgins 4-53, D.Sample 4-14, Iosivas 2-12, Hudson 1-11, Grandy 1-9. Pittsburgh, Freiermuth 8-85, Harris 4-20, Jefferson 3-18, Williams 1-25, Pickens 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.