17th game officially being added to the schedule

[*ochocincos*]

This puts more pressure on the Bengals, as no longer is 8 wins avoiding a losing season.
Bengals need to put up 9 wins to not disappoint in 2021 now, IMO, as they need to have a winning season again.
They haven't had a winning season in 5 years, and are tied for the second-longest playoff appearance drought, with only the Jets being longer (at 10 years). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_franchise_post-season_droughts