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Tom Krasovic

Tom Krasovic: Bengals show it'll take special stuff to derail Super Bowl bid

The Bills were the snow, the Bengals were the plow.

Cincinnati amassed 30 first downs, 172 rushing yards and 16 gains of at least 10 yards Sunday in a 27-10 victory at snowy Orchard Park, N.Y, to reach the franchise's second consecutive AFC title game. The Bengals never fumbled the wet football, never threw it to the Bills. Cincinnati was flagged just twice, and stuffed Buffalo's explosive offensive. Even the perfectionist Paul Brown, Hall of Fame coach and Bengals founder, would've smiled during this game.

"Anyone who wants to doubt this team needs to have their head examined," Bengals offensive line coach Frank Pollack told the team's broadcasters.

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