Chiefs Bengals line continues to bounce for AFC title game Why its moved and how historys on Cincys

There's something about the ' upcoming AFC Championship Game that is different from their previous four title-game matchups in their current run. The Levi Onwuzurike Jersey favored team each of the past four years, Kansas City opened as the favorite again this season, but the line flipped early in the week as K.C. became a 1.5-point underdog for Sunday's showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals. On Thursday the line flipped again, with the Chiefs now 1-point favorites, according to Caesars Sportsbook.As the line continues to bounce around, it's worth noting that there are tangible reasons behind the Bengals briefly being a rare title-game favorite. For one, they've defeated the Chiefs three times over the last two years, including last year's thrilling AFC title game. Cincinnati overcame a 21-3 deficit and won the game in overtime after Bengals safetypicked off Chiefs quarterbackto set upgame-winning field goal in Kansas City.Cincinnati recorded a 27-24 victory over Kansas City in Week 13 after scoring the game's final 10 points. Linebackerforced fumble ofearly in the fourth quarter set up Burrow's game-winning touchdown pa s to. Featured Game | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cincinnati Bengals Moneyline Spread Total KC CIN Mahomes, who will likely win his second league MVP next month, was asked about his team's struggles against Cincinnati after the Week 13 lo s. DeShon Elliott Jersey "First off, they have a great quarterback, and a guy who's won a lot of football games, even if that was in college, and now he's won a lot of football games in the," Mahomes said. "He Amon-Ra St. Brown Jersey 's someone that competes to the very end, too. They've got playmakers all over there, they're well-coached, have a good defense. At the end of the day, they've executed at a higher level in the critical situations."As Mahomes mentioned, Burrow has been at his best in games against the Chiefs. In his first three games against the Chiefs, Burrow completed 72% of his pa ses with eight touchdowns against just one interception. CIN QB #9 CMP%68.3YDs4475TD35INT12YD/Att7.38 Speaking of quarterbacks, the high ankle sprain during Saturday's divisional round win over the Jacksonville Jaguars is surely another reason why the Bengals are favored. Mahomes, who got hurt during the first half, briefly left the game before finishing with 195 yards and two touchdowns on 22-of-30 pa sing. However, Mahomes and seems to be good to go, which is likely why the Chiefs are now favored again. KC QB #15 CMP%67.1YDs5250TD41INT12YD/Att8.1 The Bengals' succe s away from Cincinnati is likely another reason why they were favored at one point this week. Including last Sunday's win at Buffalo, the Bengals are 7-3 on the road this season and winners of their last five road games. Cincinnati is 8-3 in its Will Holden Jersey last 11 games as road favorites. Conversely, the Chiefs are 0-2 as a rare home underdog over the past two seasons.Given their past three matchups, Sunday's game will likely be another close game between the AFC's top two teams. Each of their past three matchups were three-point outcomes, with the AJ Parker Jersey Bengals coming out on the winning end in each matchup.The winner of Sunday's game will further cement its place in history. Kansas City can become the eighth team to play in at least three Super Bowls over a five-year span, and the first since the 2010s Patriots. The Bengals can become only the fifth team this century to appear in consecutive Super Bowls. Should they win the Super Bowl, Cincinnati would join the 1971 Cowboys,1972 and 2018 Patriots as the only teams to win the Super Bowl one year after losing the big game.
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