Morning Coffee: Bengals defied the odds to reach Super Bowl

The Cincinnati Bengals could be found as high as 150-to-1 to win the Super Bowl at one U.S. sports book in the preseason.

That same sports book had the Bengals at 50-1 to go 0-17.

So, that particular book considered it three times more likely that Cincinnati wouldn’t win a single game than win the Super Bowl.

Per SportsOddsHistory.com, the Bengals are just the second team listed at 100-1 or longer to reach the Super Bowl over the past 40 seasons.

Kurt Warner shocked the football world when he led the St. Louis Rams to a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans at Super Bowl 34 in 1999.

The Rams were 150-1 to win it all in the preseason prior to Warner’s emergence.

Will Joe Burrow follow in his footsteps and lead Cincinnati to a Super Bowl win against Warner’s former team?

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.

A look back at notable Bengals futures

The Bengals were one of five NFL teams that were 100-1 or longer to win the Super Bowl entering the regular season.

The other four – Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and New York Jets – own the first four picks in the 2022 draft in that order.

CALIFORNIA, HERE WE COME! pic.twitter.com/o91OyO2Y37

While Cincinnati could be found as high as 150-1 to win the Super Bowl in the preseason, that number jumped to 180-1 following a 20-17 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 2.

The Bengals went 9-6 the rest of the way to win the AFC North at 10-7 and enter the playoffs as the No. 4 seed.

Cincinnati entered the season at 18-1 to win the AFC North and could be found as high as 25-1 entering Week 3. 

Just a couple of Ohio guys on their way to the Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/ErTo7Bx0cj

Meanwhile, the Bengals were 60-1 to win the Super Bowl entering Week 10,