Tyreek Hill Hypes Bengals to Save Dolphins' NFL Playoffs Hopes: 'We Rooting for You'

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is a Cincinnati Bengals fan for the moment as he publicly hopes for them to defeat the visiting Denver Broncos and keep the Fins' playoff hopes alive.

Entering Saturday, the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos occupy the final two AFC Wild Card spots at 9-6.

The Dolphins, Bengals and Indianapolis Colts are all alive for the playoffs at 7-8, but they will all be eliminated Saturday if the Bolts and Broncos take care of business against the New England Patriots and Cincinnati, respectively.

In theory, Hill could be a Patriots fan as well. Miami would jump Los Angeles in the standings with two wins and two Charger losses.

On paper, though, it looks a lot harder for L.A. to lose to the 3-12 Pats than it is for Denver to lose to a Bengals team that's won three straight and sports an explosive offense.

But Hill has focused his hopes on the Broncos losing to the Bengals, for now. That is plausible.

If Miami takes care of business at the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, and Denver loses, then Hill is going to become a fan of his old team, the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos host the Chiefs on Sunday, Jan. 5 to end the regular season.

There's only one small problem, though. The 15-1 Chiefs have locked up the AFC's No. 1 seed and have nothing to play for, so they'll rest a ton of starters. The Broncos, meanwhile, would be going all out to make the playoffs.

Ultimately, the Dolphins need a lot just to make the postseason right now. Saturday started with Miami needing at least one of L.A. or Denver to remain alive. If that happens, the Dolphins fight to live one more week provided they beat the host 3-12 Browns on Sunday.