You can dream in Cincinnati and San Francisco

In heavy snow in Buffalo, the Bengals won 27:10 on Sunday, largely safely, and will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC final next Sunday. The San Francisco 49ers, who eliminated the Dallas Cowboys 19:12, are also one round further.

“Domination from start to finish. The job is not done yet, we have a tough away game ahead of us,” said Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow CBS . The duel against the Chiefs already took place last season - the Bengals surprisingly prevailed a year ago and made it to the NFL final, where they then lost to the Los Angeles Rams. "That will be funny. Two of the top guys in the league, two of the top teams, it’s going to be exciting and I’m looking forward to it,” Burrow said. It remains to be seen whether Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will play with his sprained ankle.

For the highly rated Bills, however, the season once again ends after the divisional round. The biggest cheer from the otherwise disappointed Bills fans came just before halftime when Damar Hamlin's presence was announced over the stadium loudspeakers. For the 24-year-old defender, it was the first visit to the stadium since his cardiac arrest three weeks ago, as a result of which the Bills' main round game against the Bengals was canceled. Hamlin, sitting in a box, stood up, formed a heart with his hands and waved his arms to encourage spectators to cheer louder.

Josh Allen (center) and the Bills fell against the Bengals. © APA / TIMOTHY T LUDWIG

Hamlin's rapid progress after the shock had given his teammates additional inspiration and motivation over the past few weeks, but the hosts found no means against the Bengals. The guests, led by Burrow, took the lead on the first possession and after the first quarter the score was 14-0 for the Bengals. Bills quarterback Josh Allen made it 7:14 with a touchdown pass, but the team from the working-class town in the US state of New York could no longer get closer to the Bengals.

Purdy's series holds up The second game was tighter, in which the 49ers had the better end with quarterback surprise Brock Purdy. Purdy extended his impressive streak to eight wins in eight NFL games and also remained almost error-free against the Cowboys. Purdy was selected last in the draft last spring and was therefore given the nickname “Mister Irrelevant” as a tradition. Because the 49ers' quarterbacks Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo were injured, Purdy surprisingly made his NFL debut and has been a regular for the 49ers ever since.

“We are just happy that we won. It’s play-off football, it’s never easy,” Purdy told Fox TV. Like last year, his team is now in the NFC finals. Twelve months ago there was a defeat against the eventual Super Bowl winner Los Angeles Rams. Now the opponent is the Philadelphia Eagles.

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You can dream in Cincinnati and San Francisco

The Cincinnati Bengals have prevailed in the NFL playoffs against the favored Buffalo Bills and are only one win away from reaching the Super Bowl.

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