The Cincinnati Bengals decided to move on front defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo after the season and he's quickly turned around and become a hot item on the NFL rumor mill, scoring his first intervi
Amid unfounded rumors that the Chiefs purposefully gave up during their loss to Denver to ensure the Bengals would be eliminated, Travis Kelce delivered a fired-up message to Cincinnati saying that he wasn’t “scared of f---ing nobody” and that having the Bengals in the playoffs would have been “fun.”
Tight end Travis Kelce talked about Cincinnati fans saying the Chiefs threw the season finale to block the Bengals from the postseason.
Despite some alluding to the Chiefs' Week 18 loss being intentional, Kelce silenced that with a rant on his latest podcast.
Top-seeded Kansas City sitting its starters against Denver didn't prevent plenty of skeptics from suggesting the Chiefs surrendered in order to prevent the Bengals from making the playoffs. Travis Kelce scoffed at such a thought.
Despite superstar quarterback Joe Burrow having an historically good passing season, the Cincinnati Bengals surprisingly missed out on a spot in the NFL
The Bengals closed the campaign with five straight victories and could have featured the league's MVP winner for the regular season had they made the playoffs.
The first two worked out in the Bengals' favor, however, with Kansas City playing its backups in the regular-season finale, Denver was able to blow K.C. out with ease, handing the Chiefs a 38-0 loss. This led to red-hot Cincinnati getting eliminated.
Alas, the decision has prompted fan theories that the Chiefs intentionally threw their game against the Broncos in order to avoid facing the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor fanned the flames of those theories Saturday night after Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh to remain playoff eligible.
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will not have a chance to make another run at a Super Bowl this year, missing the NFL Playoffs yet again. The 2024 season for the Bengals didn’t go exactly as planned,
Many Bengals fans are sure the Chiefs were scared of the Bengals and tanked in their loss at Denver. That kept Cincinnati out of the playoffs.