Cincinnati Bengals fans have something to cheer about this year. Twitter.com/Bengals Hang on, Cincinnati Bengals fans — there’s more to come.
The team may have lost to intrastate rival the Cleveland Browns during the regular-season’s final game on Sunday, but the Bengals still will advance to the AFC Wild Card this weekend .
The No. 4-seed Bengals will host the No. 5-seed Las Vegas Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at Paul Brown Stadium downtown. The NFL says the game will air live on NBC, Peacock and Universo.
Cincinnati and Las Vegas both are 10-7 on the regular season. The Bengals last saw the Raiders on Nov. 21, when Cincinnati won 32-13, earning Queen City residents Gold Star chili yet again .
The Bengals are the AFC North champions.
In December, Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, defensive end Trey Hendrickson and running back Joe Mixon landed spots on the AFC Pro Bowl team that will play Sunday, Feb. 6, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The game returns after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Even with COVID-19 restrictions (at least until late spring), economy woes and snack shortages, 2021 was a great year for sports in Cincinnati.
Several other Bengals have been chosen as alternates.
“There’s a Starbucks downtown, a McDonald’s in Covington & a O’ Charley’s in Tri-County which in fact has the best complimentary bread known to man…”
Did Mixon take the greatest selfie ever or what?
“The transmissibility of the Omicron virus is extraordinary compared to all other variants at any time during this pandemic,” says one health official.
This weekend promises penguin parades, a chili festival and a shopping pop-up. Oh yeah, and the Bengals are taking on the Raiders in the NFL playoffs.
Every meal kit ordered Friday through Sunday will include a complimentary Creole crawfish sauce.
Izzy’s Bengal King is “an overstuffed reuben served on grilled marble rye with a potato pancake and pickles.”
To say Cincinnati is excited about the Bengals vs. Raiders NFL playoff game on Saturday is an understatement.
The Cincinnati Bengals won their first playoff game in 31 years on Saturday, after defeating the Las Vegas Raiders 26-19 at Paul Brown Stadium.
This article appears in Dec 22, 2021 – Jan 11, 2022 .
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