Scott Bair, Tori McElhaney and Kris Rhim take a look at the Cincinnati Bengals’ rise from worst to first in the AFC during a run to the Super Bowl and whether the Falcons can emulate that quick ascent to prominence while Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith work to usher in a period of sustained success.

Timecodes:

(00:00:00): Intro, initial thoughts on Bengals Super Bowl run

(00:07:39): Outside Joe Burrow, what keyed the Bengals rise from worst to first?

(00:17:28): How Joe Burrow factored into this Bengals surge

(00:23:50): How Falcons can emulate Bengals ascent (in their own way)

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