Cincinnati Bengals ua si hauv 4th AFC Title Game Hnub Sunday, Eyeing Thawj Super Bowl yeej

Cincinnati Bengals nyob rau hauv qhov xwm txheej txawv.

Hnub Sunday, pab pawg yuav ntsib Kansas City Chiefs rau xyoo thib ob sib law liag hauv AFC Championship game. Nws tsuas yog zaum thib plaub hauv keeb kwm franchise Bengals tab tom ua si hauv kev sib tham lub npe game. Lawv yeej peb qhov kev tshwm sim dhau los hauv qhov kev sib tw no thiab nce mus rau Super Bowl, qhov twg lawv poob txhua zaus.

Txawm li cas los xij, rau feem ntau ntawm cov franchise keeb kwm, Bengals yog cov pab koomtes ua tau zoo tshaj plaws franchises.

Txog rau lub Ib Hlis tas los, lawv tsis tau yeej qhov kev ua si playoff hauv 31 xyoo, poob xya Wild Card puag ncig ua si thaum lub sijhawm ntawd, suav nrog tsib zaug sib law liag los ntawm 2011 txog 2015. Thiab txuag rau peb lub caij uas lawv tau ua Super Bowl tshwm sim, lawv tsuas muaj ib qho kev yeej playoff xwb. Qhov ntawd tshwm sim rau Lub Ib Hlis 6. 1991 thaum Bengals yeej Houston Oilers, 41-14, hauv Wild Card game li quarterback Boomer Esiason pov ob qhov kev sib tw thiab khiav mus rau lwm qhov.

Lub lim tiam tom ntej, lawv poob, 20-10, mus rau Los Angeles Raiders, pib ntawm kev sib tw yeej kev sib tw uas yuav tsis xaus mus txog Lub Ib Hlis 15, 2022.

Tam sim no, nrog lub quarterback Joe Burrow ntawm tus thawj coj, Bengals tau ua si hauv kev ua si rov qab-rau-rov qab AFC cov npe ua si thawj zaug. Cincinnati yog ib tug underdog tiv thaiv Chiefs thiab ua si nyob rau hauv ib tug nyuaj txoj kev ib puag ncig, tab sis cov Bengals tau kov yeej cov Chiefs nyob rau hauv peb lub xeem matchups, tag nrho cov uas tau txiav txim los ntawm peb lub ntsiab lus, suav nrog ib tug 27-24 yeej nyob rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis 4 hauv Cincinnati.

Nov yog saib ntawm Bengals 'lwm peb qhov kev ua si AFC lub npe tshwm sim:

Lub Ib Hlis 10, 1981 - Bengals yeej San Diego Chargers, 27-7, hauv Cincinnati

Cov Bengals tau nkag mus rau xyoo 1981 lub caij ua tiav hauv lawv txoj kev faib rau peb lub caij sib law liag. Thiab lawv tsuas yog ua rau playoffs peb zaug, poob hauv thawj puag ncig txhua zaus.

Tseem, Cincinnati muaj lub caij sib tw, mus 12-4, yeej AFC Central thiab tuav lub rooj sib tham thib 1 cov noob hauv kev ua si. Cov Bengals qhib lub caij nplooj zeeg nrog rau 28-21 yeej hla Buffalo Bills raws li lub quarterback Ken Anderson pov qhov kev ua si-yeej touchdown nyob rau hauv lub quarter thib plaub rau rookie txais Cris Collinsworth, uas tam sim no NBC tus thawj coj kev ua si kws tshuaj ntsuam.

Lub asthiv tom ntej, Bengals tau kov yeej cov Chargers los ntawm 20 cov ntsiab lus hauv qhov yog paub Raws li "Freezer Bowl" vim qhov txias txias: qhov kub yog -9 ° C, thaum cua txias yog -59 ° C. Anderson pov rau ob touchdowns, thaum tiv thaiv ntxeev siab Chargers All-Pro quarterback Dan Fouts, uas tau mus 15-ntawm-28 rau ib qho touchdown thiab ob qhov kev cuam tshuam thiab raug rho tawm ob zaug.

Hauv Super Bowl thaum Lub Ib Hlis 24 hauv Detroit, Bengals poob, 26-21, rau San Francisco 49ers, uas yeej lawv thawj lub npe. San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana tau raug hu ua qhov kev ua si muaj txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws tom qab mus 14-ntawm-22 rau 157 yards thiab touchdown thiab rushing rau lwm touchdown.

Lub Ib Hlis 8, 1989 - Bengals yeej Buffalo Bills, 21-10, hauv Cincinnati

Cov Bengals yeej lawv txoj kev faib thiab nkag mus rau hauv playoffs raws li AFC's No. 1 noob nrog 12-4 cov ntaub ntawv. Lawv muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov loj tshaj plaws (119 cov ntsiab lus) hauv pab koomtes thiab nruab nrab NFL-zoo tshaj 28 cov ntsiab lus hauv ib qho kev ua si.

Tom qab tau txais txiaj ntsig, Cincinnati tau qhib qhov kev ua si ntawm Xyoo Tshiab Eve tawm tsam Seattle Seahawks, AFC West champions. Thaum ib nrab sijhawm, cov Bengals yog ua ntej, 21-0, on 21 rushing touchdowns. Seahawks tom qab ntawd tau qhab nia ob qhov kev sib tw hauv lub quarter thib plaub los ua nws 13-XNUMX thiab tau txais lub pob rov qab nrog li ob feeb ntxiv, tab sis lawv tsis tau qhab nia.

AFC lub npe kev ua si tau nthuav tawm ob lub noob saum toj kawg nkaus thiab kev sib tw ntawm kev sib tw ua ntu zus nyob rau hauv uas Bengals yeej cov Bills, 35-21, hauv tsev thaum Lub Kaum Ib Hlis 27. Lub Bengals Yeej rov hauv playoffs thaum lawv khiav pob 50 zaug rau 175 yards thiab ob touchdowns thiab muaj 39: 29 txog 20: 31 kom zoo dua nyob rau lub sijhawm muaj. Bills quarterback Jim Kelly pov peb qhov kev cuam tshuam thiab ua tiav 14-ntawm-30 dhau los.

Lub Super Bowl yog qhov rov ua dua ntawm qhov kev ua si xya xyoo dhau los thiab tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo ib yam. Lub sijhawm no, 49ers yeej. 20-16, culminating nrog Montana's 10-yard touchdown pass rau John Taylor nrog 34 vib nas this. Qhov ntawd yog suav raws li 21 qhov kev ua si loj tshaj plaws hauv NFL keeb kwm thiab yog lub siab rau Bengals, uas tau ua ntej txawm tias Esiason tsuas yog ua tiav 11-ntawm-25 hla dhau thiab cuam tshuam kev cuam tshuam.

Lub Ib Hlis 30, 2022 - Bengals swb cov Thawj Coj, 27-24, ua haujlwm dhau sijhawm hauv Kansas City

Cov Bengals yog ib pab pawg surprise ntawm xyoo tas los. Lawv tau ua tiav qhov kawg hauv kev faib rau peb xyoos sib law liag thiab tsis tau ua qhov playoffs txij li xyoo 2015.

Tseem, Cincinnati yeej peb ntawm lawv qhov kawg plaub lub caij ua si, yeej AFC North thiab nkag mus rau hauv playoffs raws li No. 4 noob. Lawv Yeej kev ua si qus qus, 26-19, hla Las Vegas Raiders, lawv thawj qhov kev yeej playoff txij thaum Lub Ib Hlis 1991. Lub lim tiam tom ntej, Bengals tau mus rau Tennessee thiab tua yeej Lub No.

Cov Bengals tau rov qab mus rau AFC lub npe kev ua si. Cov Thawj Coj yog tus No.

Thaum ib nrab sijhawm, Cov Thawj Coj tau coj, 21-10, txawm hais tias qhov kev ua si nyob deb dhau lawm. Cov Bengals tau qhab nia 14 cov ntsiab lus tom ntej, suav nrog 52-yard lub hom phiaj los ntawm McPherson uas ua rau Cincinnati ua 24-21 tus thawj coj nrog tsuas yog ntau tshaj li rau feeb.

Ntawm kev tsav tsheb tom ntej, Thawj Tswj Hwm Patrick Mahomes tau ua tiav tsib qhov sib law liag, suav nrog ob-yarder kom nruj kawg Travis Kelce uas tau muab Kansas City thawj zaug thiab lub hom phiaj ntawm 5-yard kab nrog 1:30 seem. Tab sis ntawm peb nqes los ntawm 9-yard kab, Mahomes raug tshem tawm thiab fumbled, tab sis Kansas City rov qab los ntawm 26-yard kab.

Cov Thawj Coj tau tig mus rau tus ncaws pob Harrison Butker, uas tau ua 44-yard lub hom phiaj raws li lub sijhawm tas sij hawm xa qhov kev ua si mus ntxiv sijhawm. Kansas City yeej lub npib pov thiab tau txais thawj zaug muaj sijhawm ntxiv, tab sis Cov Thawj Coj mus rau peb-thiab-tawm. Ntawm qhov muaj tom ntej no, McPherson tuaj dhau los, ua rau lub hom phiaj 31-yard thiab xa Bengals rau lawv thawj Super Bowl hauv 33 xyoo.

Raws li Bengals tau ua nyob rau lub Ib Hlis 1989 Super Bowl, lawv tau coj ib nrab ib nrab. Cincinnati coj Los Angeles Rams, 20-13, ntawm McPherson lub hom phiaj nrog 10:15 tseem nyob rau lub quarter thib peb. Tab sis lawv tsis tau qhab nia dua thiab poob, 23-20, thaum Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford cuam 1-yard touchdown pass rau Cooper Kupp nrog 1:25 sab laug. Kupp muaj yim caum rau 92 yards thiab ob lub touchdowns thiab tau raug hu ua Super Bowl's Most Valueable Player.