Entering these playoffs, it was evident the Cincinnati Bengals felt slighted by the NFL’s postseason proposal following Damar Hamlin’s collapse from cardiac arrest. Whereas the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills had a guaranteed neutral site AFC title game in Atlanta should both teams have gotten there, the Bengals were awarded no such favors. In fact, if they had lost their final matchup of the regular season, they might not have even had a home playoff game.
After Cincinnati bullied the Bills in a 27-10 divisional-round win during a chaotic snowstorm in Buffalo, Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow made it clear he and his teammates hadn’t forgotten how the NFL apparently overlooked their prospects.
