T.M. Selection: Cincinnati Bengals.

I like the Cincinnati Bengals to cover the spread against the Kansas City Chiefs in this game on Sunday. The Bengals have looked really good with Joe Burrow leading the way for them, they have won their 1st playoff game in 30+ years and they got their 1st ever road playoff win when they knocked out the number 1 seed last week. I think the Bengals have a lot of momentum on their side and the pressure is off of them since the Chiefs are the more established team that has been here many times before over the last few years. The Bengals have the right mindset ahead of this game too, they are not getting cocky or looking ahead to the Super Bowl but in their eyes they still have a lot of work to put in and I think that mentality is going to help them on this big stage. Joe Burrow has won a National Championship in college so he is no stranger to the big stage either and I think he is going to have his competitive drive really come out here to try and take down Patrick Mahomes and the big bad Chiefs. He has already shown that he can beat them since he did beat them earlier in the regular season 34-31 and they were even losing by 11 points at halftime but their defense stepped up in that game and held the Chiefs to 3 points in that 2nd half so they could complete their comeback. The Bengals have already done it once this year and I know they can pull off the upset again over the Chiefs. They may not do it again here but I definitely don't think they are going to get blown out in this game and I expect them to keep this game close the whole time and give themselves a chance to take it. I like the Bengals to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 37-34 Chiefs.