It's official AFC North Champions!!!!

[BengalYankee]

Cincy will be the AFC North champion, but won't have the benefits of being the champ (with a home playoff game), but will have a harder schedule next year, and potentially a later draft pick. It's not perfect, assume they are not pleased. Alas. https://t.co/eRexICjEiH

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 6, 2023

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[Interceptor]

It still feels hollow...

[Ell Prez]

(01-06-2023, 11:11 AM)Interceptor Wrote: It still feels hollow...

Honestly feels cheap. It’s Super Bowl appearance or bust for me.

[QueenCity]

Cool I guess.... won't count it in my book unless we beat the Ravens this week.

Such a screw job by the NFL

[StoneTheCrow]

Is it though? NFL.com standings do not show the Bengals having clinched the division.

[*bengalfan74*]

I really don't know how to feel about it.

[Housh]

Don’t even get a home game even though we started 0-2 and got hot right at the perfect time

[Johnny Cupcakes]

Meh. Honestly I don’t really care at this point. They have to beat Baltimore for it to matter, and I would imagine that they feel the same way.

[TheCincinnatiKid]

I've always thought while the division title is 'cool' since it means you finished ahead of your biggest rivals, the reason it's celebrated moreso is that home game.

While I think we were the more likely to take the division under normal circumstances, by no means was it guaranteed. Not even close. This definitely feels like a 'whatever' achievement to me.

Feel a lot better if the beat the Ravens, secure that home game, and prove ourselves undeniable AFCN champions that way though.

[BengalYankee]

Well, folks you can whine if you want. I say enjoy it for what it's worth.

Come the Spring draft we will have a higher seed then the Ravens and a first-place schedule.

F' Roger Godelle.
F' the NFL.

I am in a bad mood now, F' everyone.

[Interceptor]

I guess we go on tour and our last stop will be Glendale, Arizona.

[bengals73]

Don't you mean AFC North Champions*

*Coin Toss

[KillerGoose]

(01-06-2023, 11:18 AM)StoneTheCrow Wrote: Is it though? NFL.com standings do not show the Bengals having clinched the division.

It's mathematically impossible for the Ravens to win the division due to winning percentage. I'm not sure why NFL.com wouldn't reflect that. 

[Essex Johnson]

If we lose to a subpar Baltimore twice, it will feel very hollowing and could wreck our SB hopes

[Nicomo Cosca]

Ja'Marr Chase said he had no idea they were AFC North Champions

— Bridget Condon (@BridgetCondon_) January 6, 2023

Talk about anticlimactic. :lol:

[Mickeypoo]

Not very exciting.................unfortunately.

[TheCincinnatiKid]

(01-06-2023, 02:29 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

Ja'Marr Chase said he had no idea they were AFC North Champions

— Bridget Condon (@BridgetCondon_) January 6, 2023

Talk about anticlimactic.

I don't think they're going to sell much in the way of AFC North Champions gear this year! The total opposite of how it felt to win it last year.

[HarleyDog]

(01-06-2023, 11:11 AM)Interceptor Wrote: It still feels hollow...

[BigPapaKain]

I guess at least if we lose to Baltimore on Sunday and then lose the coin flip, we can put out shirts that say 'We won the AFC North and all we got was this stupid shirt/hat/article of clothing'.

[Frank Booth]

this is why I was always on the "division titles dont matter" train for this season. Division titles mean nothing. Except if you like banners and merch

either get the bye week, or rest your starters week 18

Now neither of those will be happening