The Cincinnati Bengals limped away from the Patriots and are now headed to Arrowhead Stadium to face the Chiefs, fresh off a season-opening win over the Ravens.
The two teams couldn’t exist on two different planes. The Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions and are riding high after their win in last year’s AFC Championship rematch. The Bengals, after another season ending with Joe Burrow on IR, are 0-1 and were thoroughly embarrassed last Sunday.
Both were supposed to be on the Super Bowl shortlist in 2024, but only the Chiefs look like contenders so far.