Ladies and gents, the last time the chargers came to Cincinnati for a playoff game was the 1982 AFC Championship game. 9/10 of this forum wasn't even alive. Lets take a trip down memory lane when Dan Fouts wasn't just another idiot announcer and a guy named Forrest was an NFL head coach. Such simple times.



This game was played in something like -10 degree weather but with the windchill was -59 F. Old people also walked 10 miles in 3 feet of snow to get to school too, so believe what you will, but the gist is it was ****ing cold. And Mr. Fouts didn't seem to like the cold. Or the Bengals.











I bet if before that game you asked Chargers and Bengals fans if their team would win a super bowl in the next 30 years they'd have said definitely. How'd that turn out?


















I think even Rivers doesn't know how he ended up with her. I thought a pre-req for being an NFL QB was dating a dime piece. Maybe the scouts from Moneyball need to talk to the football scouts about looking into significant others.



Not to be outdone, the ginger at least outkicked his coverage, which probably isn't saying much for him, but still. Edge Dalton.





More importantly he gets to dump off to this guy which is fun.













And he gets to pray to god and chuck it up to the best WR in the playoffs.





Chargers have a pretty good receiver too. Whether they'd be playing him if not for injuries is another question. Why are NFL decision makers so efficient?





Most importantly though, this battle is gonna come down to the two most hyper mega ultra elite fight songs in the history of THEEE NATIONAL FOOTBAW LEAGUE







Oh, and I say it probably every other post, but thank god this guy sucks ass at interviewing because with no Geno Atkins, no Leon Hall and multiple other injuries the defense is still elite. Besides, who wouldn't want to play for him. Complete bad ass. "LEADER OF MEN!!!"





I know the bengals are going to be around a 7 point favorite. I know the bengals are the better team. I know they are 8-0 at home. I know they already beat them AT San Diego and held them to 10 points. I know Rivers is Rivers and does Rivaaaaaaaaaahs things. I also know my quarterback is Dalton, my coach is MAAARVIIIIIIN, and that most importantly, the city of Cincinnati is ****ing cursed. The last time this city won a god damn professional playoff game in ANY sport was almost 20 years ago. The last time my city hosted a playoff game, they had 3 games at home and needed to win 1 to advance. Lost all 3. It even led to:





And of course

bengals -7

pats fans should hope for an upset cause bengals will expose them

winner of this is like 97% to win the SB

San Diego Super Chargers gonna win the SB imo

All I want is one win. Is that too much to ask for?

Packers-Chargers is inevitable, not even sure why we bother playing these silly playoff games

Go Bengals. Lol Dalton though.

Marvin buys himself at least 20 years with a win.

I'm laying the chalk

Fantastic OP.

never seen rivers wife before my god explains a lot

Good OP. Ill be rooting for the teams with the twenty year playoff win droughts this postseason.

The last four Super Bowl champions played at Philadelphia in the Eagles' home opener — New Orleans, Green Bay, the New York Giants and Baltimore.

Sorry Bengals, its "written in the stars, a million miles away"

Feeling Chargers for sure.

Gonna be at 10am Pacific time, so expect the Chargers to get owned in the trenches.

last 3 SB champs have gone 0-4 against the Redskins during the regular season of their championship year. Chargers lost to Redskins this year.

Legit chance I go to this game. Not gonna root for either team tho. Prolly root against the Bengals to troll a buddy of mine tho.

Great OP. WHO DEY

Philip gonna Flacco/Eli

Rivers seems like a really nice guy helping out kids and all. Kudos to that dude.

But field goal blocking cheaters have to pay a price. Bungles by 21.

Teams don't come out of the jungle and survive. Bengals will maul the chargers.

Thunderbolts and lightning!!!

I actually think the Chargers song is elite...am I crazy?

River's 12 kids bless the feet of Ryan Mathews and curse the Ginger.

@Cincinnati (it's the Bengals)
@Denver (it's the Broncos)
@Indianapolis (they love the Colts)

San Francisco 49ers 55
San Diego Chargers 13