For the Cincinnati Bengals, all eyes now turn toward the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets.
Exiting Saturday night’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the season finale, those are the teams that must win on Sunday for the Bengals to sneak into the playoffs.
Some Bengals players have plans to offer up a little motivation for the Chiefs and Jets, too.
Offensive tackle Oralndo Brown Jr. played for the Chiefs and said he’d send out a little message or two—and joked about how he might help motivate Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
“I’m sending out a mass (bleeping) text,” said Orlando Brown said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “Hopefully everybody takes care of business. Some guys who haven’t been playing but are going to get the opportunity are going to be hearing from me. My message to (Jets quarterback) Aaron Rodgers is I’ll get his next Peru trip.”
Brown isn’t alone — Joe Burrow offered insight into how he feels about Rodgers: “I’ve been a fan of his for a long time. Watching him growing up, he was one of those guys that you love to watch, and when Monday Night, Sunday Night Football came around, you were hoping that he was on it. Hopefully he can help us out tomorrow and break out a big-time game for us.”
Rodgers’ Jets take on the Miami Dolphins, while Kansas City’s backups visit the Denver Broncos on Sunday, with both games kicking at 4:25 p.m. ET. If the Jets and Chiefs win, the Bengals will sneak into the playoffs after winning five straight.
