|
Imagine losing a Super Bowl to a QB great like Montana.
Building up 7 years of anxiety, build-up, and anticipation to rematch him in the Super Bowl.
Having a 4th quarter Super Bowl lead and watching your defense drop a for sure interception in the end zone -- and then watching that same quarterback that broke your heart 7 years before lead a gamewinning TD to ice it with 34 seconds left in the game.
And then having a 30 year drought AFTER? Good God. I know 97 broke our team with Elway beating us in the playoffs, but unlike the Steelers and Denver fans who are crying about being in a drought, Bengals fans, especially the ol' timers, know a special kind of pain and heartbreak that we used to know all too well (but no longer, thank the lord).
I'll be honest, the mere idea of facing Brady in the Super Bowl again is something I don't want any part of, but at least our franchise would be in good shape afterwards. I'm not even 30 yet, but I'd be in my 60's if we had a playoff win drought like the Bengals have had. Good God. What's most amazing is despite everything, against all odds, they aren't even the most heartbreaking team in their state. Hell, baseball isn't much better for them as their 2012 dream team got Buster Posey'd (know that feeling well). It seems like a few on that forum are both Cincinatti AND Ohio State CFB fans, but God, with their professional sports teams, I can't blame them for waving both of those flags.
On a side note, to the Cincy fans reading this -- here's a 6 year delayed thank you for Johnny Cueto. He was everything we Royals fans needed.
Last edited by Chiefspants; 12-27-2021 at 05:34 PM..
|