12-31-2021, 04:39 PM
(12-30-2021, 02:37 PM)DesertBengal Wrote: It would be more than nice... It would be a huge statement and confidence boost heading into the playoffs.
The Bengals showed against the Packers they can Hang with an elite team. But beating beating the Chief while they're on an 8 game winning streak and securing the AFC North at the same time would be huge. It would put the league on notice and be an immense confidence boot for the team.
Right. Those talking about this game means nothing and only winning in play-offs, I must point out that you have to make the play-offs before you can win in the play-offs. I go on record now as saying no AFC North Team will back in as a Wild Card Team, because there are too many good teams ahead of all 4 in the Wild Card Hunt. So it is ALL or NOTHING in the AFC North to win the AFC North.
As for turning heads in the media, I don't care about that. The main thing is to turn heads in the locker room. The Bengals have went out and got the players and have had the Training Camp and Preseason. What they need is a Win against a real powerhouse team. The Chiefs would be that WIN.....Many of you will not remember the song that started CBS NFL Football every Sunday in the 1960's and early 1970's. The name of the song was ' CONFIDENCE ' . Forget turning media heads, beating The Chiefs would go a long way to giving The Bengals Players CONFIDENCE that all the practices and playbook are coming together. That they can run through a brick wall and beat any team in the NFL. That if they can Beat The Dynasty Chiefs, they can beat Anybody. Super Bowl is Possible. CONFIDENCE, the old NFL pre game song.
Again, those only looking to the play-offs, The Bengals are NOT in the play-offs yet. That's Right, The Bengals are NOT in the play-offs yet. If Bengals lose to Chiefs and Browns, there will be no Play-Offs for the Bengals. 9-8 will not cut it. Look for all Wild Card teams in AFC to have 10 wins, and they should. 10-7 is good, but 9-8 is not so hot. Only ONE team will make play-offs from the AFC North, the team that WINS the AFC North. The other 3 can forget wild card this year. as of now, The Bengals, Browns, Ravens and Steelers all have a shot at winning the AFC North. The Bengals could end that by beating The Chiefs, and the Browns, Ravens and Steelers can clean out their lockers because no play-offs for them.
The AFC North will only send one team to the play-offs, Let that team be the Bengals. The Bengals can end the suspense by beating The Chiefs and winning the AFC North with that win. Plus beating The Chiefs would give the Players the Confidence that they can run through a brick wall and beat any NFL Team and go Super Bowl. I don't care if media heads are turned, I want all Bengals Players heads turned UP and Proud and Positive that they have came together as a TEAM and forget talk of Super Bowls in years to come, the Confidence that they have The TEAM NOW.
1968 Bengal Fan
