How in the world can Sunday’s AFC championship game between the Bengals and Chiefs (3 p.m. ET., Arrowhead Stadium, CBS) possibly match the excitement of last week’s divisional playoffs? Turning up the pressure is a good start. And with a trip to Super Bowl LVI on the line, we’ve got pressure.
For the Bengals, a win would send Cincinnati to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1988 season. It’s hard to believe the last time the Bengals reached an AFC title game, their quarterback was Boomer Esiason. For the record, Esiason passed for a paltry 94 yards in that game, a 21–10 win over the Bills (Ickey Woods rushed for 102 yards and two TDs).