Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman wants a Bengals choke for Christmas

Marcus Gilbert of the Pittsburgh Steelers wants to watch the Bengals choke in the playoffs.

With the Baltimore Ravens a non-factor this season, the hottest rivalry in the AFC North is between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. In Week 14, the Steelers beat the Bengals in Cincinnati by a decisive score of 33-20.

Steelers offensive lineman Marcus Gilbert took to Twitter afterwards with a special wish for the holiday season:

https://twitter.com/MarcusGilbert88/status/676260601035931648

The Bengals have a 10-3 record and still lead the AFC North after their loss to the Steelers. Historically, however, the Bengals flounder in the postseason with an incredible losing seven-game losing streak.

The gift of a Bengals collapse is one Gilbert has seen before, but this season with tensions high between the two teams, it would mean even more to the Steelers. In their most recent matchup, Bengals quaterback Andy Dalton left the game with a broken thumb, an injury that could end his season. In their previous matchup, Steelers star running back Le’Veon Bell suffered a season-ending knee injury.

Prior to the Week 14 battle, injured Bengals cornerback Pacman Jones took to Instagram to express himself in a highly NSFW way, calling the Steelers “gangsters.”

"A video posted by @realpacman24 on Dec 13, 2015 at 7:59am PST"

Jones even hobbled out onto the field in his walking boot to participate in a pre-game skirmish.