01-12-2023, 09:01 AM
(01-12-2023, 08:29 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Buffalo? Over the State Farm Chiefs? I have seen a lot of teams that moved to a new city end up on the big game recently thereafter. Often a team with minimal success up until then. I wagered a bit that it might be the Raiders this season. Swing and a miss. Then I started thinking: The Chargers moved as well. They have one of the smallest fan bases in the US, but are now in one of the largest markets. I could see them taking down Jax and then surprising the Chiefs and coming to Cincy for the AFC title game. Wouldn't it be fun if it was like sub-zero in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Freezer Bowl?
That's a pretty interesting scenario, and not to quibble but it would be the 41st anniversary plus a week or two since the Freezer Bowl game was played 1/10/82. For the Chargers to play in the AFC championship in Cincinnati they would have to beat Jacksonville and Kansas City while the Bengals beat the Ravens and then Buffalo at a neutral site unless Miami upsets them (if that happens I would walk around East St. Louis with a sign around my neck saying "Free sex.").
For the NFC, there's also a fairly good chance the 49ers could make it even with a rookie quarterback since the Fleagles seem pretty banged up, Minnesota isn't all that, and the Cowboys are ... well, the Cowboys.
