Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow holds the Lamar Hunt trophy after the AFC Championship Game against Kansas City on Jan. 30 in Kansas City, Mo. Credit: AP/Charlie Riedel
MOBILE, Ala. — By now everyone knows that the Bengals will be playing in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. The Jets and the Giants are keenly aware of how they got to that pinnacle, not just this season but coming off last year when they were a four-win team.
That’s right. Four wins. The same paltry number the Giants and Jets each tallied in 2021.
"There is hope," Giants general manager Joe Schoen said of Cincinnati’s rapid rise from NFL afterthought to championship contender.