10 best games on the 2023 NFL schedule: Chiefs, Cowboys and Eagles to define the season

2. Best Games On The 2023 NFL Schedule — Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17

All great teams need a true rival and it appears the Chiefs have finally gotten one in the Bengals. Burrow is not intimidated by going head-to-head with Mahomes and has guided Cincinnati to three victories in four games against Kansas City, including the 2021 AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium.

Mahomes and the Chiefs finally beat Burrow in the AFC Championship Game last season but that game was highly controversial due to poor officiating. A series of questionable calls led fans on Twitter to scream that the game was rigged and that the NFL was scripted, which will surely be a storyline that carries over to this game.

In terms of on-the-field storylines, this contest has a ton of intrigue since Cincinnati is not intimidated by playing Kansas City, a huge distinguisher between them and the Bills. The Bengals also have the firepower necessary to go up and down the field with the Chiefs along with a defensive coordinator in Lou Anarumo who has figured out game plans to slow down Mahomes.

There is a good chance that Bengals-Chiefs matchups will become prominent fixtures on the schedule like Patriots-Colts games were back in the 2000s as Tom Brady and Peyton Manning squared off. Each previous meeting has come down to the wire so no one will want to miss Burrow-Mahomes V.