It’s a New Era in Cincinnati

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(01-28-2023, 10:45 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: We’re not dreaming.  It’s really happening.

The Cincinnati Bengals are in a second consecutive AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Last year was a huge win at Arrowhead Stadium and, most likely, the Bengals will win another conference championship and go to another Super Bowl and this time win it all.  All the signals point to history being made and the first of many Lombardi Trophies will soon grace the display case at Paycor Stadium.

However, in the off chance Kansas City wins tomorrow I will still consider the 2022-23 season a gigantic success.  Our team is among the best in the league and with the current roster and coaching staff I don’t see this changing for many years.  The Cincinnati Bengals are quietly becoming a dynasty.

The Bengals no longer need to rebuild every year; just reload.

Completely agree.  This has been my favorite Bengals team of all time to watch.  Absolutely love it.  I really think they are more battle tested, deeper, and will be ready to beat KC on the road.  Should there be some fluky turnovers or bad officiating and they lose, I will just be grumpy for a few days and then come to the realization that they will be in this thing every year Burrow is under center.  

Part of the reason I really want THIS team to win is guys like Bates, who may well not be here next year, that put up with all the crap early in his career when they were struggling and helped to TRANSFORM this franchise.  I want the Lombardi for guys like Bates, and so many others that are here now and helped turn this franchise in to a legit contender.