Bengals among Sports Illustrated’s teams that could win Super Bowl LIX

The Cincinnati Bengals are gearing up for a potential bounce-back season after missing the playoffs last year.

Joe Burrow is back and healthy, Tee Higgins is ready to go, and the team added numerous guys to fill roster needs.

Sports Illustrated recently posted its top 12 teams that are true Super Bowl contenders, and the Bengals cracked the list…

The Bengals played in back-to-back AFC Championship games the two seasons Burrow played the entire year, and the team is hungry to get back to that level of play.

Connor Orr of Sports Illustrated wrote, “I don’t think enough was written last season about how Joe Burrow seemed to blow through medical warning signs, get himself out on the field and, by October, figure out a way to play high-level quarterback again before he injured his wrist and had to sit out for the rest of the season. His innate toughness was inspiring and carries over into a year in which the team’s quest to return to the Super Bowl resumes. Though the Bengals were heartbroken to lose D.J. Reader, defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo is capable of adjustments and has an athletic secondary that can make life miserable for the other quarterbacks in the division. Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase still have one of the best on-field relationships in the NFL, and Burrow’s continued digestion and mastery of his own offense will keep defenses on their heels. I’m higher than most on the Bengals in 2024.”

The other teams listed as true contenders this upcoming season are:

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NFC

The NFL world seems to have forgotten how talented the Bengals are, but Joe Burrow has made it clear he is ready to show everyone that Cincinnati is a true contender when fully healthy.