The Cincinnati Bengals hope this year’s trip to the playoffs is a repeat trip of the Super Bowl trip from a year ago, albeit with a much different result.
While much of a Super Bowl run is merely luck and getting hot at the right time, the Bengals do boast some specifics that give them a serious chance at hoisting the Lombardi Trophy by the end — and the same can’t be said for every playoff team.
It starts with the quarterback, of course, but other details ranging from the foundation of the program to specific units help this idea all come together.
Here are a handful of reasons the Bengals are Super Bowl material again.