By The Numbers: Cincinnati Punches Historic Ticket To AFC Championship Game

Cincinnati has now made consecutive AFC Championship games for the first time in team history.

CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow and the Bengals stunned many experts with a 27-10 handling of Buffalo on Sunday. 

The physical victory bred plenty of impressive numbers and stamped Cincinnati's second-straight appearance in the NFL's final four.

Check out some of the cool nuggets from the victory.

• The Bengals become the first team in NFL history to follow up losing a Super Bowl by starting 0-2 and still making it back to their conference championship game.
• The Bengals are 3-0 all-time in AFC title games (Only undefeated team in AFC title game history).
• First AFC title rematch since 2011-12 (NE-BAL).
• The Bengals held the Bills to a negative EPA/pass for just the 2nd time all season.
• Three Bengals pass rushers recorded 4+ pressures: Sam Hubbard (5), Trey Hendrickson (4) & B.J. Hill (4).
• The Bills were 13-1 in the playoffs at home entering the game.
• Joe Burrow is the first No. 1 QB pick under age 26 with five playoff wins in his first three years.
• Burrow was sacked just once in front of his new offensive line.
• Bengals' playoff record with Burrow: 5-1, Without Joe Burrow: 5-14.
• The Bengals tied their franchise record for points scored in the first quarter of a playoff game (14) and posted a top-four yardage total in a playoff game (412).

Here is the list of No. 1 overall picks who have made it to a conference title game during the first three seasons of their career:

1972 Terry Bradshaw
2014 Andrew Luck
2018 Jared Goff
2021 Joe Burrow
2022 Joe Burrow

Joe Burrow is 40% of the list #Bengals pic.twitter.com/HLQRlmtSyK

— John Breech (@johnbreech) January 22, 2023

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