Since the Bengals beat the Broncos, they own the head-to-head tiebreaker and would make the playoffs over the Broncos if they end up with the same record.

Many Bengals fans are sure the Chiefs were sacred of the Bengals and tanked in their loss at Denver. That kept Cincinnati out of the playoffs.

The Cincinnati Bengals could only watch from afar as their playoff hopes were extinguished on Sunday. There, the Kansas City Chiefs trotted out backups against the Denver Broncos and were promptly blown out,