League Disrespect Continues

[*ochocincos*]

As much as some of us may hate it, viewership is one of the most important factors in decisions about primetime/nationally-televised games.
And popularity/fan base plays a big part in viewership.

Bengals don't have the same popularity as most other teams because of location and lack of championships.
Bengals can't do much about the market unless they were able to relocate, so they'll need to win Super Bowl(s) to start gaining more popularity.
We didn't start seeing the Chiefs featured much until Mahomes took them on a 5+ year dynasty of being a perennial top contender to the AFCCG and multiple SB wins.