While there was little on the line for the reigning Super Bowl champions, the game did have huge implications elsewhere, with the Bengals on the outside looking in and hoping that Kansas City would do them a favor and stop the Broncos from winning.<\/p>\n
Instead, the Broncos sealed their first playoff spot in eight years with a remarkable 38-0 victory over the Chiefs, who were 15-1 heading into the game.<\/p>\n
The Bengals and the Chiefs have plenty of recent history, with Joe Burrow and Co beating KC at Arrowhead in the 2021 postseason their way to losing in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
The following year, the Bengals again beat the Chiefs 27-24, before a remarkable game in the 2022 playoffs in which the Chiefs won after Harrison Butker kicked a 45-yard field goal with just three seconds left on the clock.<\/p>\n
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In 2023, the Bengals traveled to Arrowhead for the AFC Championship game and the build-up was dominated by trash talk, with Cincinnati cornerback Mike Hilton famously referring to the Chiefs\u2019 stadium as \u2018Burrowhead\u2019.<\/p>\n At the time, Burrow was 3-0 in Kansas City, but he has since gone on to lose his last three appearances, the most recent of which an incredible 26-25 Chiefs win in September.<\/p>\n Fans are convinced that the Chiefs were keen to avoid a repeat of the match-up in this season\u2019s playoffs, instead preferring the Broncos to enter the postseason.<\/p>\n Taking to X, former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III wrote: \u2018Chiefs did everything they could to make sure the Bengals didn\u2019t make the Playoffs. MY GAWD.\u2019<\/p>\n Another fan added: \u2018Chiefs knocking out the Bengals three years in a row\u2019, while one said: \u2018The Chiefs are scared of the Bengals! That\u2019s why they rested their starters and let the Broncos win.\u2019<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/luxurydiorusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/93766651-14253125-image-a-33_1736122214407.jpg\")
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