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Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals should put up another Sunday night shootout

By Kody Latham

CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 14: Andy Dalton #14 of the Cincinnati Bengals drops back to throw a pass during the third quarter of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 14: Andy Dalton #14 of the Cincinnati Bengals drops back to throw a pass during the third quarter of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – OCTOBER 14: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to pass in the second quarter of a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA – OCTOBER 14: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to pass in the second quarter of a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /

The Chiefs should be a part of another Sunday Night Football shootout if these two teams continue to play the way they have been.

You cant win them all can you? The Kansas City Chiefs put up quite the fight in Gillette this past Sunday but were unable to come up with the win in the final seconds of the game. Patrick Mahomes and the offense struggled a bit in the red zone this week coming away with field goals instead of touchdowns.

The inability to get seven instead of three came back to bite the Chiefs when the New England Patriots kicked a field goal to win the game by three. The Chiefs should be able to put this loss behind them fairly quickly after they proved once again they can compete with any team in the NFL. Hopefully the defense can get a bit healthier for the next match up these two teams will have in January.

Before we fast forward to January though, Kansas City will first have to contend with another AFC team that has surprised many this season, The Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals are currently leaders of the AFC North even though they suffered a last second loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

The Bengals were not seen as any type of contenders to represent the AFC in the super bowl, and currently some are still very skeptical on whether Cincinnati can continue its success. The turn around that the Bengals have been able to orchestrate with essentially the same roster has been a big reason to give people pause.

Before the season starter some of the writers for the NFL had the Bengals finishing at best 8-8, and at worst 5-11. After starting 2-3 last season and finishing 7-9, it is reasonable to see why people would be skeptical. With Cincinnati sitting at 4-2 this year, they are well on their way to proving the pre-season doubters wrong.

The Chiefs will be playing in their third prime time game in a row this weekend after the game was flexed into the Sunday night spot. This should be another good offensive match up with plenty of points scored. Six weeks into the season there have been plenty of changes and injuries to both teams. Which will effect the Bengals the most heading into this weeks prime time match up?

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