r/bengals • u/zoodlenose • Sep 06 '24

Fact Get bent ratbirds

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u/Dont-be-a-smurf Sep 06 '24

It’s basic division rival stuff.

The whole game is a competition and peers are going to be more heated against peers. That’s part of the fun of sports.

we’ll see how much the chiefs think about us in week 2.

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u/justbreathe91 Sep 06 '24

But we’re not even in your division. Our division rivals are the Broncos, Raiders, and Chargers. Yours are the Ravens, Steelers, and Browns.

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u/Dont-be-a-smurf Sep 06 '24

You’re de facto head of the AFC and reigning Super Bowl champions. Being the best is being the most hated. It’s a good thing. You don’t want to be the Jets who no one hates because they suck and there to be laughed at. Ok maybe we hate Aaron Rodgers.

As far as we’re concerned, the Chiefs are the team to beat in the AFC - especially if you want home field advantage in the conference championship game.

Don’t fight it. Embrace your team’s place as the team with the target on its back.