You don't watch a lot of football, do you?
'09 Cincy beat GB at lambeau- playoff bound
swept playoff bound Baltimore
swept 9-7 Pitt who would have made the playoffs if they spli w/ Cincy
They basically had 2 bad games, at a very good Minnesota team and at a very good NYJ team(both conf title game teams)
Clinched very good division in week 16, in 2011 they won WC by losing last week and having other teams lose.
'11 Cincy got swept by Bal & Pitt, lost by an average of 12.5 PPG
lost to den pre-Tebow
Their best win was over Buffalo who would wind up 6-10
Very similar circumstances