12-20-2021, 03:40 PM
(12-20-2021, 12:11 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: I like the idea of having the division title. It's quite an accomplishment. We've achieved that four times since the AFCN was created, but that trails Baltimore's six titles and really trails Pittsburgh's nine. It would be nice to draw closer to them. And, if we're finally going to win a playoff game after 30+ years, it only seems fitting that it should happen at home in front of our long-suffering fans.
We'll just have to watch them don the cursed black unis and hope for the best.
The resounding theme of this board for the last number of wins has been "no playoff wins in over 30 years" Well, as someone who has been with this team from the first game they played, and having cheered them to 2 Super Bowls, let me break it to you young'uns what you have been missing. Making the playoffs is fun. The fact the Bengals are in the playoffs is fun, exciting and a great party. This is as far as many of you have gotten, as it has been a 1 and done over and over. But, there was a time, a long time ago, when the 1st playoff game was won and we went to the Division round. This is fun and exciting as well, but there is a certain anxiety that sets in during the week before the game. Heartburn, nervous stomachs and such require large doses of Pepto, and when it's finally game time for the game there is a tightness in the chest. You don't realize you can go 60 minutes without breathing until you experience this. When they win this game, and go to the AFC Championship game, the sense of excitement and anxiety are in full bloom. There is not much sleep that week, and you can't get anything done at work because you are searching for any little tidbit of news concerning the upcoming game. Blood pressure rises, hair starts falling out, there's a strange ringing in your ears. And if they make it to the Super Bowl, you need a doctor who can get you on large doses of Xanax to function....lol. Now, all the pressure of getting to the big show is passed, but it is do or die time. I liken the feeling to a mountain climber who's life goal was to summit Everest, he's on the final ascent, but storm clouds are rolling in fast. Do you summit and risk dying or turn back. Be careful what you wish for, none of this can really be healthy......
