How cool is it?

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(01-08-2022, 05:44 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Defense becomes far more important in the postseason.

For sure.

(01-08-2022, 07:29 PM)pally Wrote: I visited every AFC playoff team's message boards over the last couple of days.  Not one, with the notable exception of the Chiefs fans, want to face the Bengals.  No one wants to face the QB-WR juggernaut.

However, the trend as I looked at those boards and others in the AFC it was virtually universal that those fans were happy for us and rooting for the Bengals to do well, until it came to their team.  The exception again was the Chiefs fans who are still recovering from last weekend

The surprise was to see how our AFCN rivals are viewing us.  First, they are bemoaning the future and acknowledging that their teams need to do some retooling to go against us for the next decade.  They are suffering from some serious quarterback envy. 

Maybe it comes from being able to beat up on the Bengals for so long, but they also were glad it was the Bengals vs any of the other AFCN teams.  They were all if it wasn't us, at least it wasn't one of the other 2.  So apparently we are the least hated among the other fandoms

Nice research Pally, makes he exhausted just thinking about it lol

Understandable that we are the least hated team in the AFC North after being destroyed for so long.

Also understandable that no one wants to play us while Burrow is under Center with Chase, Higgins, Boyd and Mixon at his
disposal. Our Defense is the key, if they can play well in the Playoffs we will be a tough out and honestly I think we can make
a run at the entire thing.