Three Years Later: The Cincinnati Mayor’s Comments That Still Follow Joe Burrow and the Bengals
It certainly feels that way. Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval made a bold decision to taunt the Chiefs three years ago today ahead of the Bengals matchup in the AFC championship game. Pureval spoke for just under one minute, taunting the Chiefs and propping up Burrow.
The Bengals had won 10-straight games, including a dominating win over the Bills in Buffalo, but everyone knew the matchup with the Chiefs was different. Kansas City vs Cincinnati quickly became the best rivalry in the NFL. Burrow vs Mahomes was must watch. It didn't need the mayor to chime in with some silly proclamation."Good afternoon, Cincinnati. I have a proclamation from the desk of the mayor. Be it proclaimed, whereas the Cincinnati Bengals are headed to Burrow-Head Stadium for their second consecutive AFC championship game," Pureval said. "Whereas at last year's game, the Bengals scored more points than the Chiefs, resulting in a Bengals victory and a Chiefs loss. Whereas Joseph Lee Burrow, who's 3-0 against Mahomes, has been asked by officials to take a paternity test confirming whether or not he's his father. Whereas all season long, Cincinnati has been on a path of destiny, fighting it out to overcome anyone who stands between them and a Super Bowl win, and whereas Kansas City is named after its neighboring state, which is, you know, just kind of weird. "Now, therefore, I, Aftab Pureval, Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, do hereby proclaim January 29, 2023 as They Gotta Play Us Day in Cincinnati. Thank you."over the Bengals. It was Mahomes' first win over Burrow. The Bengals haven't made it to the playoffs since, posting a 24-27 combined record over the past three seasons.bookmark BengalsTalk.com for the latest Bengals newsJames Rapien is the publisher of Bengals OnSI. He's also the host of the Locked on Bengals podcast and Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube. The Cincinnati native also wrote a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals called Enter The Jungle. Prior to joining Bengals On SI, Rapien worked at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati Patriots vs. Broncos Best Anytime Touchdown Scorer Picks for AFC Championship Game One Metric Shows Just How Much Joe Burrow’s Injury Hurt the Bengals in 2025
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