A pair of Cincinnati Bengals were voted as 1st Team All-Pro by their peers, as released by the NFL Players Association on Wednesday.

As a result, it is officially the offseason in Cincinnati and a second straight season without a postseason appearance. The silver lining is the Bengals will pick near the middle of the draft as a result. The Bengals will pick one spot higher than they did in the last draft.

For the Bengals to get into the playoffs, they need the Denver Broncos to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets to beat the Miami Dolphins. Both of the games will be played during the early afternoon 4:25 p.m. time slot. Cincinnati will know if their season will continue by 8 p.m. or so on Sunday night.

Nick Wright is done with the media slander of his Kansas City Chiefs being scared of the Cincinnati Bengals (if they got into the playoffs). Watch as he dives into a few playoff scenarios that would impact the Chiefs' first opponent,

The Buffalo Bills have their first-round opponent. They will face off against the Denver Broncos at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) is chased out of bounds by Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai (58) during the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) AP

Bills fans were holding their breaths after Buffalo's best wide receiver didn't get up after this stellar catch.

The Bengals took care of their own business, winning five in a row to close out the season, but they were officially eliminated from playoff contention when the Broncos crushed the Chiefs.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills would await the Bengals in the wild-card round if Cincinnati gets help Sunday from the Chiefs and Jets.

The Buffalo Bills are headed back to the playoffs. Once again, the Bills will do so as the champion of the AFC East division. It's the fifth-straight year Buffalo has taken that crown, and in doing so in 2024,

The Bengals may fulfill those Super Bowl expectations after all. Or they may go down as one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL.