Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor gave the talk after the team went on the road and posted a big win against the Buffalo Bills in their playoff matchup on Sunday.
The Bengals’ victory meant that any plans for an AFC championship game at a neutral site were scrapped. Taylor sarcastically apologized for ruining every plan the NFL had.
«It’s hard because they have to formulate the plans for the coin tosses, formulate the plans for the neutral site games, and we keep screwing it up for everyone,» Taylor said, via NFL Network. «I hate that, for the people who have to put up with all the logistical issues, we keep messing it up.»
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Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor reacts to linesman Jeff Bergman during the divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at Orchard Park, New York.
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The AFC championship would have been played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta if the Bills had beaten the Bengals due to the NFL ruling their Week 17 matchup not played due to Damar Hamlin’s collapse on the field.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow also dropped a cold line on the neutral site. He spoke with CBS’s Tracy Wolfson after the game and was asked about the talk of a neutral site for the conference championship.
«Better send those refunds,» Burrow said.
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Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals before kickoff against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on January 22, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York.
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Burrow finished the game 23 of 36 with 242 passing yards and two touchdown passes. He got off to a good start leading the Bengals to touchdowns on his first two drives of the game.
The first was a six-play, 79-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass from Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase. After forcing Buffalo to punt, Burrow engineered a 10-play, 72-yard drive that ended with a 15-yard TD pass to Hayden Hurst.
Cincinnati would not look back.
Before Sunday’s playoff game, Bengals running back Joe Mixon said the advance sale of AFC Championship Game tickets was «disrespectful.»
«I mean, to be honest, it’s disrespectful,» he said Wednesday when asked if the reports motivated the team. «But we’re not worried about that m—. Like I said, we’ve got a game to play on Sunday, right? So, you can’t count us out.»
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor speaks to a referee during a Buffalo Bills game at Highmark Stadium on January 22, 2023.
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«We’ve got a game to play on Sunday. Like I said, those other things, that doesn’t mean a s—. We’ll go out on Sunday and do whatever we think of.» I have to do to get back with the ‘W’, and then we’ll see what they’re talking about.»