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2. QB Ken Anderson

Joe Burrow has led the Cincinnati Bengals to the last two AFC title games, winning in 2021 and losing in 2022. The first quarterback to take this franchise to the conference championship game was a player that was in his 11th year in the league. Ken Anderson was a second-round pick by the Bengals in 1971 from Augustana (Illinois). That year, he was named the NFL’s MVP and the league’s Offensive Player of the year.

Those Bengals fell to the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI. However, Anderson was a steady performer throughout his 16-year career. The four-time Pro Bowler and 1981 All-Pro led the NFL in completion percentage three times and hit on 59.3 percent of his throws for his career. It added up to 32,838 yards through the air and 197 touchdowns compared to only 160 interceptions.

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1. DE L.C. Greenwood

It will be remembered as one of the greatest defensive lines in NFL annals. Pittsburgh’s “Steel Curtain” featured Pro Football Hall of Famer “Mean” Joe Greene and relentless Ernie Holmes on the outside. And the ends, there was Dwight and a 1969 10th-round draft choice from Arkansas-Pine Bluff who wore those golden shoes.

L.C. Greenwood was credited with 78.0 sacks during his 13 seasons with the Steelers. He added 12.5 more quarterback traps in 18 playoffs contests. The six-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro came up big in the biggest games and was a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1970s.