Let me start by saying this: The Cincinnati Bengals are a better team than the Baltimore Ravens. The better team won on Sunday night. Having said that, for much of the game, the Ravens outplayed the Bengals, but in the end, the better team won.
When the Bengals coaches and front office built this team, they did so with winning a Super Bowl in mind, and in the AFC, in order to get to the Super Bowl you have to beat the Chiefs and Bills. This team was built to beat the Chiefs and Bills.