


They beat the Vegas Raiders, followed with an upset victory over the AFC’s top-seeded team at Tennessee, then invaded Kansas City for the biggest win in the AFC playoffs by eliminating the Chiefs 27-24. It’s been a helluva month for the Bengals and Burrow. The hope of another Super Bowl appearance got lost in all of that Arrowhead smoke. He didn’t blink as he did his part to lead a comeback that left Mahomes and his teammates in a daze. Just when we assumed Mahomes or Allen would be playing in the upcoming Super Bowl, Burrow and his Bengals showed up at Kansas City, spotted the Chiefs a 18-point lead, and suddenly tomahawk-chopped KC’s out of the postseason.Ī week after Mahomes and the Chiefs knocked out Allen and the Buffalo Bills in overtime, Burrow had his own overtime triumph. The thing is, there’s a lot of young AFC quarterbacks who plan to be the top gun, and we shouldn’t limit the discussion to Mahomes and Allen. But you have to start making the playoffs. And I see Justin Herbert over there, raising his hand. Joe Burrow would like to have a word with us all.

Manning.” I plead guilty to hyperventilating over the irresistible angle. Leftover thoughts from an AFC-NFC Championship Sunday:ġ) As it turns out, the narrative was premature and overly enthusiastic: “ Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen are the new Brady vs.
