Eight years ago, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick coined the phrase “on to Cincinnati” following a blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The words have now become synonymous with putting a difficult loss in the rearview and focusing on the next opponent.
Unlike the 2014 Patriots, the Chiefs will travel to face the Cincinnati Bengals next Sunday, coming off a 23-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams. They have their own demons of the recent past to exorcise, however, after January’s 27-24 loss to Cincinnati in the AFC Championship game — a game the Chiefs once led by 18 points.