KANSAS CITY — As I sit in my hotel room, waiting for Sunday’s AFC Championship showdown between the Bengals and Chiefs, Tom Brady has reportedly retired from the NFL. Like millions of fans around the NFL and the world, it’s…

No. 4 Bengals (12-7, AFC North Champion) at No. 2 Chiefs (14-5, AFC West Champion) Sunday, Jan. 30 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (natural grass), 3:05 p.m. ET, TV: WKRC-TV Ch. 12 (CBS, Paramount+), Radio: WEBN-FM (102.7 FM), 700WLW,…

CINCINNATI – Patrick Mahomes vs. Joe Burrow. While Tony Romo and Jim Nantz of CBS were telling us during Sunday’s Bills-Chiefs AFC Divisional epic that Mahomes vs. Buffalo’s Josh Allen might be the next great rivalry to watch among quarterbacks…

CINCINNATI – The Bengals will meet the Chiefs in the AFC Championship, one week after both won incredibly dramatic and tension-filled games in their AFC Divisional showdowns. How will the Bengals protect Joe Burrow? How will the Chiefs pick themselves…

CINCINNATI – If ever the Bengals were going to get down and dirty and win a road playoff game, this is the time and place. This Saturday’s game against the top-seeded Tennessee Titans in Music City will truly be playoff…

CINCINNATI — C.J. Uzomah was finished answering questions after Saturday’s playoff curse-ending 26-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders at a delirious Paul Brown Stadium. But he wasn’t finished talking. “I want to say this: Coach Taylor and what this…