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Joe Burrow, Bengals Clinch Playoff Spot with Jets' Loss to Jaguars

The Cincinnati Bengals will have the chance to defend their AFC title from a season ago.

Cincy clinched a playoff berth with the Jacksonville Jaguars' victory over the New York Jets on Thursday.

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The Bengals made a surprising run through the postseason last year as the No. 4 seed, beating the Las Vegas Raiders before defeating the top-seeded Tennessee Titans and Patrick Mahomes' high-flying Kansas City Chiefs.

They couldn't best Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Aaron Donald in the Super Bowl, falling to the Los Angeles Rams 23-20.