After breaking the curse of a 31-year playoff drought against the Raiders, the Bengals followed up that performance in style last weekend. They brought down the #1 seeded Titans on the road, which was incredibly the Bengals first road playoff victory as well. So the decision to draft Joe Burrow a few years ago has already proven to be a masterstroke. Despite a total of 9(!) sacks, Burrow finished with 348 passing yards and continued his strong combination with rookie Ja’Marr Chase (5 catches, 109 yards). In the recent Week 17 win over the Chiefs, Chase hauled in 3 touchdowns from 11 catches and Burrow tossed 4 touchdowns \/ 446 yards. In what should be another high scoring shootout, the Burrow \/ Chase combination will be a key factor. Especially after Josh Allen and Gabriel Davis dominated this Chiefs secondary last week. Meanwhile, the Bengals defence is coming off 3 interceptions against Ryan Tannehill but they will face a much tougher challenge against the in-form Patrick Mahomes. So they’ll need to take all opportunities for turnovers if they arise.<\/span><\/p>\n The Chiefs played in a wild Overtime thriller against the Bills at Arrowhead Stadium last week in the 42-36 result. After blowing a 23-14 lead, the Chiefs rallied to force OT after a last-second field goal in regular time. They won the OT coin toss and Mahomes drove them down the field and hit Travis Kelce in the endzone for the walk-off touchdown. While the Chiefs have scored 42 points in back to back playoff games, their defence always seems to keep their opposition in the game, mainly because of the Chiefs high paced scoring offence. So the chances of another high scoring game this Monday is a high possibility. There’s also extra motivation for the Chiefs to avenge a recent 34-31 loss against the Bengals in Cincinnati in Week 17 after they led 21-7 in the 2nd quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n Betting the Over with the Chiefs involved is a sound strategy at the moment, especially considering a few trends. They are now 5-0 against the Over and their last 2 playoff wins have reached 60+ total points. Meanwhile, the Bengals scored 34 pts (65 total pts) against KC a few weeks ago and this should be a similar high scoring affair with Burrow\/Mahomes in peak form.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n The Chiefs are 9-2 in their last 11 games at Arrowhead Stadium. Cincinnati has a poor record in KC with just 3 wins in their last 10 games.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n