Battle for Seeding or Rest Battered Starters?

[Essex Johnson]

(12-23-2022, 04:52 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: What does winning a division title mean if we have super bowl aspirations? We all know this team can get to the super bowl. Why does it really matter?

Plus, going to jax or tennesse is a lot easier than facing LA, baltimore, or Miami in cincy

Ask any team fanbase who got to a super bowl. Do they remember a division title  or wild card spot? Sure, but that’s secondary to winning the conference championship.

I think of the 2021 bengals as afc champs, not afc north champs

History is not on your side with going into playoffs as a Wlid Card.. only 10 teams since 1970 have made it to Super Bowl and there have been some good QBs not make it to Super Bowl on wild card teams... it is a much harder road winning 3 straight games especially all on the road... plus ive read enough about lost chemistry with sitting too many players... starters all the way till last game and if division is on the line, we know history says win the division not rest the starters.