Alan Pergament: Despite the pain of Bills fans, Bengals-Chiefs title game gets big local rating By Alan Pergament News TV Critic Feb 3, 2022 Feb 3, 2022 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This is what I’m thinking:kAmkDEC@?8m$@ >F49 7@C E96 :562k^DEC@?8m E92E qF772=@ q:==D 72?D H@F=5?’E H2E49 2?J >@C6 }u{ A=2J@77 82>6D 7@==@H:?8 E96 E62>’D 962CE3C62<:?8 ca\be @G6CE:>6 A=2J@77 =@DD E@ E96 z2?D2D r:EJ r9:67D 27E6C =625:?8 H:E9 `b D64@?5D =67E :? C68F=2E:@?]k^AmkAm%96 r9:67D’ af\ac =@DD E@ E96 r:?4:??2E: q6?82=D $F?52J :? E96 pur E:E=6 82>6 925 2 bc]_ C2E:?8 @? (x'q\%'[ E96 =@42= rq$ 277:=:2E6]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ rq$[ qF772=@ H2D E96 }@] c >2C<6E :? E96 4@F?ECJ 7@C E96 82>6[ 369:?5 @?=J z2?D2D r:EJ[ r:?4:??2E: 2?5 ?62C3J s2JE@?] k^Am kAmp C2E:?8 A@:?E :? 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