Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The Cincinnati Bengals did their part on Sunday to keep their playoff hope alive, but as the final weeks go on, they will need help from the Kansas City Chiefs.
They started the season 1-4 and were 4-8 at the start of December.
Joe Burrow and the Bengals have now won three straight games, improving to 7-8 on the year.
According to the New York Times, the Cincinnati Bengals have a 4% chance of making the playoffs.
The Chiefs have a chance to help them get there.
If the Chiefs lock up the number one seed in the AFC playoffs, they are expected to still play their starters in their final game of the regular season.
Their final game will be on a Wednesday, which means the team will be inactive for 25 days before the start of the 2nd round.
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Multiple things have to happen for the Bengals to make the postseason, and it starts with winning their final two games against the Broncos and Steelers.
The Cincinnati Bengals also need the Broncos to lose to the Chiefs in Week 18.
This is quite the need as the Bengals have gone head-to-head in back-to-back AFC Championship games, with both teams advancing to the Super Bowl against the other.
Now, the Bengals need one of their most hated rivals to help them out.
The Cincinnati Bengals Still Need More Teams To Lose To Qualify For The Postseason
Cincinnati has won its past three games.
Cincinnati’s only chance to make the playoffs is as a wild-card team. The Bengals have to fight off multiple teams to make the playoffs.
The Bengals need the Broncos to lose to the Chiefs in Week 18, but they also need the Colts to lose one of their final two games.
The Dolphins also need to lose one of their final two games.
PHOTO: The Entire Internet Noticed The Strangest Thing About Joe Burrow’s Shadow While Throwing The Most Impossible Touchdown vs. Browns
Joe Burrow (Photo via Twitter)
Joe Burrow continues to do remarkable things despite his team’s rough 2024 season.
The Cincinnati Bengals were taking on the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, and their quarterback did something incredible to cap an eight-play, 99-yard drive.
With the score tied 0-0 in the first quarter, the Bengals had a first-and-goal from the 2-yard line as Burrow dropped back to pass but couldn’t find anyone open initially.
Once he started scrambling, he tripped and somehow spotted Tee Higgins open in the end zone.
While falling to the ground, Burrow finished his throw and release as the bottom half of his body was lying on the turf.
From a different angle, you can see Burrow was tripped by his own offensive lineman, as no Browns player got a hand on him. That means he was never down, and the play was legal.
A still shot from that play showed that Burrow looked even crazier as his own shadow began to look like the popular Muppets character, Kermit The Frog.
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“What in the Kermit the Frog is Joe Burrow’s shadow 👀🤔,” one fan said.
“Why does Joe Burrow’s shadow look like Kermit the Frog 😂😭,” another fan pointed out.
A third fan pointed out: “This man Kermit The Frog did the shadow possession jutsu to Joe Burrow mid-game to help him score a touchdown.”
“Is that Kermit sipping tea in Joe Burrow’s shadow??” a hilarious NFL fan added.
Burrow’s 252 yards and three scores were enough to get Cincinnati a 24-6 win against Cleveland.
Joe Burrow Can Stlll Lead Bengals To The Postseason
The Cincinnati Bengals did what they needed to do against the Cleveland Browns in Week 16 in order to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
Burrow has the team with a 7-8 record. The Bengals have two games remaining on their regular season schedule.
The team does not control its destiny. The team needs to win out and also needs the Broncos to lose both of their remaining contests.
