The Chiefs reached the Super Bowl for the fourth time in the last five seasons earlier this year, but the trip to the championship was a little different from previous years.
After facing the Bengals in two consecutive AFC title games, the Chiefs didn’t need to face Cincinnati this time. Quarterback Joe Burrow’s wrist injury kept the Bengals from fighting for a playoff spot and it meant the Chiefs didn’t have to deal with one of their thorniest opponents on the way to Las Vegas.
The Bengals stopped the Chiefs from advancing to Super Bowl LVI and Burrow is 3-1 against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs over his career. Burrow played on this record for An apparition at the New heights podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce when he said the Bengals were built with the task of beating the Chiefs in mind.
“I don’t know. I think we they both work very hard. They have great players, we have great players,” Burrow said, via the team’s website. “I think we fit in really well with them. I think we were made to beat them. I always cherish the legendary battles we fought. Guys are out there always making plays. Patrick is always out there making plays. Both teams have great defensive lines. It’s a great matchup.”
The Chiefs are on pace to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls during the 2024 season and will have a home date with the Bengals scheduled as part of that effort. If Burrow can beat them for a fourth time, it will increase the chances of another postseason meeting with the only AFC team to have had Kansas City’s number in recent years.
