Bengals' Superbowl "Path of Least Resistance" ... You Choose!

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(01-11-2022, 05:56 PM)Science Friction Wrote: Which path do you think offers the Bengals' the best chance at advancing to the Superbowl?

If we beat the Raiders, then there are a few different ways we can get there. Let me know which you would prefer.

The key game will be the (6) NE   @ (3) Buffalo game .     (Btw, I am disregarding the possibility of Pitt beating KC because that is incredibly far-fetched).

If everything goes chalk ,  it will be  Cincy @ Tenn     and    Buffalo @ KC   .

Then if we win @ TN , we go to either KC or Buffalo for the AFC title game.


However,  if NE beats Buffalo , then  it will be Cincy @ KC    and NE @ Tenn.    If we were to beat KC , then we would either go to Tenn or we would host  NE for the AFC title game.

Do we want Buffalo or NE to win their matchup?  A NE win forces us to play KC in round two BUT gives us a very real possibility of hosting the AFC championship by beating KC and having NE beat Tenn.    


So, it's either :

 Raiders=>   @ Tenn =>   @ KC   =>   SB

Raiders =>  @ Tenn =>   @ Buff =>   SB

Raiders =>   @ KC  =>    @ Tenn  =>  SB

Raiders =>    @ KC  =>    NE(in the Jungle)  =>  SB


If it's your choice, which is your path of least resistence to get to the Superbowl?

The best possible outcome, I think, would be:
Raiders -> Patriots -> Steelers


Knowing though that the Steelers are least likely to win and not wanting to see KC in the postseason at all, I'll go with:
Raiders -> @Titans -> @Bills