Mayor of Cincinnati adds fuel to Bengals/Chiefs fire

[True Dough]

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[TomDaisy]

1. I don't understand

[True Dough]

3. There's so much goodness here

The mayor calls Arrowhead Stadium in KC "Burrowhead" Stadium, which Bengals players have labelled it as because Cincy QB Joe Burrow has not lost there. He led the Bengals in an epic comeback at Arrowhead in the playoffs last year.

The idea of the paternity test is because it plays on this concept that Joe Burrow is so dominant over Patrick Mahomes (he's 3-0 against him in his young career), so he must be Patrick's "daddy," figuratively speaking.

[Deuxcents]

2. I don't get this, either

[True Dough]

4. See my post above for an explanation

[Deuxcents]

5. Must be some kind of football fun smack talk..

All I know from my limited experience is..I’m hoping Joe Cool takes em to the big game n brings home the prize. I watched every LSU game he quarter backed n I’m still watching him n Chase n Mixon, Moss, Wilson, Sample, n Taylor n I’m forgetting a couple but it fun watching how they just click after playing together for so long. The Tigers became the Bengals ..too cool 🐯

[Marcuse]

6. Alpha male by proxy exerting his dominance by inferring carnal knowledge of his competitor's mother

[True Dough]

7. This DUer gets it!

There's an undercurrent of "Joe Burrow owns you," similar to how Aaron Rodgers openly said as much about his career versus the Bears. That one is pretty widely accepted because there is established dominance over many years.

Burrow vs. Mahomes (and, by extension, the Bengals vs. the Chiefs) is just warming up as a rivalry, but if Burrow and Cincy get out to a 4-0 lead, particularly with two playoff victories, then that narrative really starts to get some bite (like in the photo above).

[Marcuse]

9. The Bengals certainly bit, chewed and swallowed my Bills last week.

[True Dough]

10. Even did it

in the snow at Orchard Park!

[Auggie]

8. So stupid. He's just enraged the Chiefs and their fans, and given them added incentive to win.

I'm changing my pick to Kansas City to win this game and play San Francisco in the Super Bowl.

[True Dough]

11. The mayor's words

didn't miraculously heal Mahomes' ankle!

[Angleae]

12. Or Kelce's back.

[flying rabbit]

13. That hasn't aged well.

Chiefs!

[Maxheader]

14. Thought I saw a tear on ole joes cheek ,

after the football split the uprights. Wonder if cincy will even field a team next year?