The defending conference champions showed why they might be the best team in the AFC for the second straight year, defeating the Buffalo Bills 27-10 in the divisional round to set up another title tilt against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Speaking to the media after the game, Bills quarterback Josh Allen quickly summarized the gut-wrenching defeat that ended his team's season.
Cincinnati had arrived as a 5.5.-point underdog, despite being the reigning AFC champions. It's not that no one thought the Bengals could win, but few thought they'd beat the brakes off the Bills like this.
«Job's not finished,» Burrow said. «Got another big one next week on the road.»
That is a trip to play the Chiefs again. A year ago, Cincy arrived, and Burrow outdueled Mahomes, winning 27-24 overtime in one of the most challenging places to play in the league.