1982 began with the Cincinnati Bengals defeating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game, a win that sent them to the Superb Owl.
2022 began with the Cincinnati Bengals defeating all manner of clubs, including the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game, a win that sent them back to the Superb Owl.
40 years has separated those two runs, but those same 40 years have separated perhaps the two most dismal seasons in Cincinnati Reds history.
The 1982 Reds followed in the footsteps of their cross-town athletic brethren by getting walloped 101 times, setting the mark for the single most losses in franchise history.