In just a few days, the Cincinnati Bengals will be playing in the Super Bowl, having until recently not won a postseason game in more than 30 years. They have had five consecutive losing seasons prior to 2021, during which they finished 10-7 and qualified as the lowest-seeded division-winner in the AFC. They promptly beat the Las Vegas Raiders, the Tennessee Titans, and the Kansas City Chiefs en route to ‘hosting’ the Los Angeles Rams in the championship game.
While the Rams are the betting favorites in Las Vegas, however, the Bengals refuse to acknowledge the conversation nor refer to themselves as underdogs.