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Mark Alford, Missouri congressman, thanks Joseph Ossai after Kansas City win vs. 'Bungles'

Many Cincinnati Bengals' fans have heard enough of politicians talking smack about NFL teams their constituents' team is playing.

But Congressman Mark Alford, serving as the Representative of the 4th district of Missouri, asked Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval - or "Mayor Jabroni," as he calls him - in essence, to hold his beer.

Alford attempted to pile on after Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce's nationally televised slam of Pureval by kicking Bengals linebacker Joseph Ossai as he looks to rebound from a heart-wrenching penalty with seconds remaining in the AFC championship, among other insults directed toward Cincinnati and its fans.