The Cincinnati Bengals have announced that rookie wide receiver Jermaine Burton won’t travel with the team due to a decision made by head coach Zac Taylor.

They're Not Going to Want us in This Tournament' - Cincinnati Bengals ?HC Zac Taylor Discusses Bengals Playoff Hopes

The Cincinnati Bengals have done all they can to keep a playoff berth possible pending Sunday's results. Both head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Joe Burrow are confident in what's possible in the postseason after their five-game winning streak.

The Bengals need all the cap space they can get. And frankly, the roster needs new blood at some key spots. Cut candidates like Sam Hubbard and Alex Cappa are no-brainers. Moving on could be the equivalent of adding a similarly-priced free agent.

The Bengals are guilty of digging themselves such a deep hole early in the season they leave themselves no margin for error down the stretch. This is a proven theme under Taylor’s leadership, and it must be addressed if the goal of the organization isn’t to try and squeeze into the playoffs each year.

Bengals Zac Taylor said on Thursday that RB Chase Brown and RT Amarius Mims will be game-time decisions against the Steelers.

The Cincinnati Bengals could only watch from afar as their playoff hopes were extinguished on Sunday. There, the Kansas City Chiefs trotted out backups against the Denver Broncos and were promptly blown out, 38-0. That result sends the Broncos to the seventh and final seed in the AFC playoffs.

Anyone associated with the Bengals or the team's fans didn't have to scoreboard watch for long on Sunday before the team's playoff hopes were dashed.

Following the Steelers game, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor seemingly issued a warning about how dangerous his team is. “They are not going to want us in this tournament,” Taylor said, per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. “I promise you.”

CINCINNATI — The Bengals are expected to make changes to their coaching staff in the coming days, league sources told BengalsTalk.com. Cincinnati won five-straight games to end the season 9-8, but missed the playoffs for a second-straight season. It was the first time a healthy Joe Burrow missed the playoffs.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, while awaiting favorable results to secure a playoff spot, sent a strong and intimidating message to potential opponents if his team makes it to the postseason.