Kansas City Chiefs vs Cincinnati Bengals Prediction & Betting Tips - NFL

Prediction published on 28/01/2023, 15:30  by Joseph King | Modified on 28/01/2023 at 15:30 in American Football Predictions

The Kansas City Chiefs host the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium in a rematch of last season’s AFC Championship game to decide who will meet the NFC representative in Super Bowl LVII. The Bengals upset the odds when these two teams met at this stage last season, recording a narrow 27-24 overtime victory to make the franchise’s third ever Super Bowl appearance. Cincy would ultimately come up short to the LA Rams in last year’s big game and they will be hoping for another bite of the cherry this time around. Cincinnati finished the regular season with a 12-4 record to top the AFC North. They overcame the Ravens 24-17 in the Wildcard to set up a blockbuster Divisional round matchup with the then Super Bowl favorite Buffalo Bills. Quarterback Joe Burrow would lead his Bengals to a 27-10 win in snowy conditions, earning his Bengals team a second consecutive trip to the AFC Championship game.

The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to advance to the Super Bowl for the third time in the past four seasons. The Chiefs were crowned champions in the 2019/20 season and made it back to the big game the following season. However, a Tom Brady led Bucs team would deny the Chiefs their second consecutive championship. KC had an excellent regular season, winning 14 games and losing just three, proving their credentials and rightly earning their spot as a top two to three favorite to win the championship throughout the entire regular season. The Chiefs overcame the Jaguars 27-20 in the previous round to set up this showdown against a team quickly becoming Kansas City’s kryptonite. Joe Burrow is a perfect 3-0 all-time vs the Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs play caller has been the main focus of news this entire week after suffering a high-ankle sprain in the win over Jacksonville. Mahomes will without a doubt suit up for this game but his effectiveness still remains to be seen.