{"id":406,"date":"2022-01-20T18:40:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T22:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/?p=406"},"modified":"2022-02-12T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T22:46:12","slug":"from-last-to-conference-championships-bengals-can-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofootballanalytics.com\/statsblog\/from-last-to-conference-championships-bengals-can-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"From Last To Conference Championships &#8211; Bengals Can Do It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cinderella Cincinnati Bengals got past the Las Vegas Raiders, and now set their sets on an upset over the top seed Tennessee Titans on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Going for worst to playoff berth is one thing, now they are trying to become the fourth team in 13 seasons to advance to a conference Championship Game the year after finishing last or tied for last in their division. <\/p>\n<p>With a win, Cincinnati would join the 2017 Jaguars and two teams that went on to win the Super Bowl &#8212; the 2017 Eagles and 2009 Saints.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati completed the &#8220;worst-to-first&#8221; turnaround, winning the AFC North this season after finishing in last place in 2020. 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