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While he certainly respects them, Joe Burrow doesn’t fear the Kansas City Chiefs. The Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterback, who won his first three career starts against the Chiefs, feels that his team is more than capable of knocking off the two-time defending champs.
“We both work really hard at what we do,” Burrow told Jason and Travis Kelce during the recent edition of the duo’s “New Heights” podcast, via Sports Illustrated. “They got great players, we’ve got great players,” Burrow said. “I think we match up pretty well with them. We’re kind of built to beat them.
“Both teams have big-time players on defense, big-time defensive lines, so it makes for great matchups.”
The two teams have already had several great matchups. During the 2021-22 seasons, Cincinnati won three games that were each decided by three points, including the Bengals’ come-from-behind win in the 2021 AFC title game.
Kansas City got a measure of revenge in the following year’s AFC title game. In yet another three-point game, the Chiefs edged the Bengals en route to capturing their first of consecutive Vince Lombardi Trophies.
“Well, the Chiefs had to win one to make it a rivalry,” Jason Kelce joked while referencing the Chiefs’ 23-20 win in the 2022 AFC title, via WLWT.
“Snuck one out with a field goal,” added Travis Kelce, Kansas City’s perennial All-Pro tight end who has been a key fixture in the Bengals-Chiefs rivalry.
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-04-12 19:45:28
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