It was a night of joy and heartbreak for the Cincinnati Bengals at the 2022 NFL Honors awards show.
The heartbreak came when Bengals great Willie Anderson was snubbed from the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
There’s also frustration that Zac Taylor didn’t even finish in second or third-place in the Coach of the Year voting, which frankly looks hilarious now that he’s coaching in the Super Bowl and beat two of the coaches ahead of him in these very NFL playoffs.
I'm not sure what Matt LaFleur will have to do in order to win coach of the year, but the voting wasn't close:
Mike Vrabel: 25
Matt LaFleur: 8
Rich Bisaccia: 3
Zac Taylor: 2
Bill Belichick: 1— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) February 11, 2022Thankfully, the night did provide some joy Queen City joy in the form of awards for Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase.