For some reason there was a significant portion of Bengals fans who thought the Chiefs should play legitimate, high-quality football against the Broncos in the most meaningless ga
By beating the team of reserves, the Broncos clinched the final AFC playoff spot. It created the worst possible outcome for the Cincinnati Bengals, who entered the game rooting for the Chiefs to win and the Jets to beat the Dolphins to steal an unlikely playoff berth.
Anyone associated with the Bengals or the team's fans didn't have to scoreboard watch for long on Sunday before the team's playoff hopes were dashed.
Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos are in the playoffs after crushing a resting Kansas City Chiefs playing its backups, 38-0 at home on Sunday. It was
The Bengals took care of their own business, winning five in a row to close out the season, but they were officially eliminated from playoff contention when the Broncos crushed the Chiefs.
The Bengals had a strong attendance year despite falling short of the playoffs, the latter of which led to a shakeup in the team's coaching staff.
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, right, rolls out of the pocket against the Kansas City Chiefs during the teams’ NFL Week 18 game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Isaiah J. Downing Imagn Images
As Joe Burrow and Co. anxiously await Sunday’s results, Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. revealed that he went to some desperate measures to help Cincinnati clinch a playoff berth. Brown, who played for the Chiefs for two seasons in 2021 and ‘22, apparently sent his ex-teammates an urgent text asking them to beat Denver on Sunday.
The story of the 2024 Cincinnati Bengals was a rare one. It's unusual to see a quarterback play at an MVP level, like Joe Burrow did, and his team miss the playoffs. Someone had to pay the price, and it was clear that would be.
The Kansas City Chiefs finished their regular season with a shocking 0-38 shutout loss to the Denver Broncos. This was the first scoreless game in Andy Reid's 11-year tenure as h