It (almost) goes without saying that Sunday’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship is one of the biggest, most consequential (and least certain) games of the Patrick Mahomes era.
If Kansas City wins, everything is on the table. Records can be broken. AFC dominance can be established. A case can be made for a potential dynasty. Multiple Hall of Fame legacies could be cemented.
And oh, yes... a victory would also shut down some of the talk about (and by) these Bengals and their cocky quarterback Joe Burrow.