The Bengals were given the fifth-best odds to win the Super Bowl and they are now only one game away from beating those odds. They were also predicted to finish last in the AFC North and they beat those odds during the season. These Bengals are the definition of a Cinderella team.

The Bengals finished the regular season with a record of 10-7 and a fourth-place finish in the AFC. This set them up for a Wildcard matchup at home against the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Bengals led this game from the 4:31 mark to the end. But that didn’t stop this game from being a nail-bitter for Bengals fans. Derek Carr and the Raiders lead a drive all the way to the Bengals’ nine-yard line, but he was intercepted by Bengals’ LB Germain Pratt to clinch the Wild Card win for the Bengals. The final score of this game was Bengals 26 Raiders 19. Next up was an away game in the Divisional Round against the Tennessee Titans.

The Bengals kept their nail-bitter status going on for this game against the Titans. The Bengals controlled this entire game with never being behind the Titans. The game was tied for nearly the entire fourth quarter until Bengals’ rookie kicker Evan McPherson kicked the game-winning 52-yard field goal. The final score of this game was Bengals 19 Titans 16. Next up was an away game in the AFC Championship against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Bengals did not control this entire game with the Chiefs taking an early 18-point lead in the second quarter. The Bengals did not bat an eye to this early Chiefs lead because the same thing happened to the Bengals in Week 17.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow and WR Jamar Chase helped lead the Bengals offense to tie the game back up. The Bengals defense also helped this comeback happen with them not allowing any TDs after the first half. This all caused the Bengals to force overtime.

In overtime, the Chiefs won the coin toss which, in the playoffs, has been a death sentence for the other team. With them having a record an overtime record of 2-10, the Bengals still did not bat an eye at this with Jesse Bates III tipping the ball to Vonn Bell forcing a Patrick Mahomes interception.  Now all the Bengals needed to do was make a field goal to win the game. The Bengals did exactly that with McPherson making a 31-yard field goal to send the Bengals to the Super Bowl. The final score of this game was Bengals 27 Chiefs 24. Next up, Super Bowl LVI against the Rams.