CINCINNATI - With another horrid performance in prime time, the Bengals let it slip away.The defending AFC North champions surrendered their title — and the chance for a home playoff game — on Sunday night. Pittsburgh came away with the division championship by beating the bumbling Bengals 27-17 at Heinz Field.Cincinnati (10-5-1) had to settle for a wild-card berth after leading the division most of the season. The Bengals will play at Indianapolis (11-5) on Sunday in the first round.It was a huge disappointment for a team that hasnt won a playoff game since the 1990 season and has been at its worst in the biggest games, such as the one on Sunday night.Andy Dalton threw two more interceptions, and the defence allowed Ben Roethlisberger plenty of time to throw — two very bad signs heading into the post-season.So last night was kind of a warm-up, offensive co-ordinator Hue Jackson said on Monday. We kind of didnt pass that test. But that one didnt count for what this one will count for, so were lucky that way. But onto the next.Up next is a familiar foe that provided some of the Bengals worst moments of the season.Cincinnati went to Indianapolis on Oct. 19 and lost 27-0, the first time in five years that the Bengals were shut out. They didnt even cross midfield until the fourth quarter and finished with 135 total yards.Receiver A.J. Green was sidelined for the game with an injured big right toe, and rookie Jeremy Hill hadnt yet been promoted to a starting job, so the Bengals will be a bit different in the rematch.Oh, theres a much different mindset, Jackson said. And there should be. There should be a mindset that has some confidence.The Bengals have been knocked out of the playoffs in the first round each of the past three seasons, with Dalton playing some of his worst games. Its contributed to one of the worst stretches of playoff futility in NFL history.Cincinnatis 23-year stretch without a playoff win is tied for sixth-longest in league history. Marvin Lewis is 0-5 in the playoffs; a loss on Sunday would tie him with Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Mora and Steve Owen for most consecutive coaching losses in the playoffs.A loss also would leave Lewis tied with Mora for most consecutive playoff losses to start a career.And then theres Dalton, whose 0-3 mark in the playoffs leaves him one shy of tying Warren Moon for most consecutive opening-round losses. Hes thrown for one touchdown and six interceptions in the post-season with a passer rating of 56.2.No, we dont feel any more pressure, Dalton said on Monday. We understand what were trying to accomplish. Its something that ever since I got here weve been trying to do. Weve got a good test this week and a good opportunity to go get our first (playoff) win.The Bengals also have never won a playoff game on the road in their history.Even after a first-round loss at home to San Diego last season, Lewis got an extra year added to his contract, which runs through 2015. And Dalton got a six-year deal in the off-season as well, so hes likely to be around again, regardless of what happens in Indianapolis.With so much focus on just getting one playoff win, Lewis is talking about a bigger picture — winning a Super Bowl, which the Bengals have never accomplished. Theyre 0-2 in title games.In my mind, theres a bigger one than this one, Lewis said.Notes: Green is being evaluated for a concussion after a hard hit knocked him out of the game on Sunday. Its unclear whether hell be available to practice later in the week or to play on Sunday. ... 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So he has every attribute the New York Knicks need -- except experience as a coach, the job they hired him to do. "But I am experienced," Fisher said Tuesday. "Basketball is a game that I am experienced in playing, understanding, leading in, guiding in, helping another group of people achieve the greatest gift in the world as a professional athlete, and thats being a champion. That I have experience in, and thats the experience that I plan on sharing with these players, sharing with this organization." Thats what made Phil Jackson turn to one of his most trustworthy former players for his first coaching hire. Just days after finishing his 18th season, the 39-year-old Fisher was tabbed to replace Mike Woodson, whom Jackson fired in his first major move as team president. Fisher won five championships playing for Jackson with the Los Angeles Lakers and was known for his knack for hitting clutch post-season shots while playing an NBA-record 259 playoff games. But some of his most important work came in the locker room, just as it will now. "He made some incredible shots in the playoffs, always stepped into the vacuum of leadership, but more than anything else it was the ability of Derek to speak the truth from what the sense of the group was," Jackson said during a press conference at the Knicks training centre in Greenburgh, New York. The Knicks went 37-45 and missed the playoffs, just a year after winning the Atlantic Division and advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jackson, who declined an original offer to coach the team, was instead hired to run the front office in March and fired Woodson the week after the season ended. He was seeking someone familiar with the triangle offence and someone with little or no coaching experience that he could teach. The Knicks had nearly closed a deal to hire Steve Kerr, who insteaad left the TNT broadcast table to take the Golden State Warriors coaching job.dddddddddddd. Jackson then turned his attention to Fisher, even getting fined $25,000 last week when he was too open about his interest in the point guard who was still under contract with the Thunder. Terms of Fishers deal were not released, but a person with knowledge of the details said it was worth $25 million over five years -- the same length of Jacksons contract and about the same deal Kerr signed with the Warriors. Fisher won three straight titles from 2000-02 on the Lakers teams led by ONeal and Bryant, and helped them win again in 2009 and 10. He is respected among players around the league and was the president of the Players Association during the 2011 lockout. The 6-foot-1 Fisher was still a key contributor for the Thunder this season, helping them reach the Western Conference finals. Fisher, who is tied for third on the career list for 3-pointers in the NBA Finals, said thinking like a coach helped him play so long despite never being the most athletic or talented player. And now, like Jason Kidd in Brooklyn, he is prepared to make the leap right from the court to the bench without any coaching experience on any level. They Knicks won titles in 1970 and 1973, when Jackson was a player in the organization, but have had little post-season success in this century. Fisher, dressed sharply in a brown suit and purple shirt, believes he and Jackson can bring winning back to New York. "We know without a doubt that we can re-establish what that means, what that is," Fisher said. Fisher said he likes the triangle but would run what was best for the team. Jackson said he would always be available to help. The Knicks hope the duo can reach a group that admittedly tuned Woodson out at times. And perhaps can help persuade Carmelo Anthony, who can become a free agent in July, to remain in New York. Fisher, a former first-round pick from Arkansas Little-Rock, will certainly give New York a credibility that only champions can bring. "Thats why Im here," Fisher said. 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