In this preview, no coin flip will be required. To determine the home venue for the Cincinnati Bengals’ upcoming playoff game. Plus, the week ahead for local college basketball teams.

Cincinnati Bengals NFL Playoff game (all times Eastern)

No.3 seed Cincinnati Bengals vs. No.6 Baltimore Ravens

Sunday at 8:15 PM on NBC, WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530) and WEBN-FM (102.7).

The Cincinnati Bengals left nothing to chance last Sunday. Clinching the right to host this Sunday’s Wild Card round game against the Baltimore Ravens. Through their 27-16 win against the Ravens yesterday. Eliminating the need for the home venue for the Bengals/Ravens playoff game through a coin flip. Due to last Monday’s Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills game being declared a no contest. After Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest in the first quarter of that game. At a news conference Monday, Doctor’s announced that Hamlin has been released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and is continuing his recovery in Buffalo.

The coin flip possibility turned the NFL Commissioner’s office into a foil for the Bengals and their fans. The Bengals protested the league’s coin toss decision last Friday. Since it was a last-minute change to pre-existing rules for dealing with cancelled games. Fans booed during the coin toss during yesterday’s game. While Bengals running back Joe Mixon flipped a coin as part of his first quarter touchdown celebration.

Coin toss aside, This Sunday’s game will have different dynamics compared to last Sunday. Even though it features the same teams in the same stadium. Besides it being a playoff game, the Ravens might have a different starting quarterback this Sunday. Typical starting QB Lamar Jackson’s status is up in the air. He’s been recuperating from a PCL for the last month. Anthony Brown was the Ravens quarterback last Sunday.

Men’s College Basketball

No.12 Xavier vs. Creighton, Wednesday at 7 PM on FS1 and WKRC-AM (550).

Mount St. Joseph at Transylvania University, Wednesday at 7:30 PM.

Cincinnati vs. East Carolina, Wednesday at 9 PM on ESPNU and WLW-AM (700).

Northern Kentucky at Milwaukee, Thursday at 8 PM on WCKY-AM (1530) and ESPN+.

Thomas More at Cumberland, Thursday at 8:30 PM.

Mount St. Joseph at Earlham College, Saturday at 3 PM.

Cincinnati at SMU, Saturday at 4 PM on ESPNU and WLW-AM (700).

Thomas More at Tennessee Southern, Saturday at 4 PM.

Northern Kentucky at Green Bay, Saturday at 7 PM on WCKY-AM (700) and ESPN+.

No.12 Xavier vs. No.25 Marquette, Sunday at 12 PM on FOX and WLW-AM (700).

Women’s College Basketball

Cincinnati at SMU, Tuesday at 8 PM on ESPN+.

Xavier at Providence, Wednesday at 11 AM on FloSports.

Mount St. Joseph vs. Transylvania University, Wednesday at 7:30 PM.

Thomas More at Cumberland (TN), Thursday at 6:30 PM.

Northern Kentucky at Oakland, Friday at 7 PM on ESPN+.

Mount St. Joseph at Earlham College, Saturday at 1 PM.

Cincinnati vs. Memphis, Saturday at 2 PM on ESPN+.

Thomas More at Tennessee Southern, Saturday at 2 PM.

Xavier vs. DePaul, Saturday at 2 PM on FloSports.

Northern Kentucky at Detroit Mercy, Sunday at 1 PM on ESPN+.

Cincinnati Cyclones

Cyclones vs. Toledo Walleye, Wednesday at 7:30 PM.

Cyclones vs. Indianapolis Fuel, Friday at 7:30 PM.

Cyclones at Wheeling Nailers, Saturday at 7:10 PM.

Cyclones at Toledo Walleye, Sunday at 5:15 PM.

All Cyclones games can be seen on FloHockey and heard on cycloneshockey.com.