AFC North

Ten Takeaways: Bengals are legit; 49ers Can Still Win It All

By Albert Breer Plus, Nick Bosa on the 49ers’ defense and why it’s more than capable of carrying the team, Josh Allen’s incredible play, Bill Belichick’s praise for the Vikings, and another big win for Geno Smith in this week’s Ten Takeaways. More MMQB: Scenes From Deshaun Watson’s Long Day in Houston Here’s some news—last year’s AFC title game actually wasn’t Chiefs-Bills. That epic was the week before, in the divisional round, and the winner, Kansas City, wound up losing championship weekend. Which left, yes, the Bengals to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. Not that you would know it from…