Several former Cincinnati Bengals players will play in Sunday’s Super Bowl 59 showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. While small in number, there are former Bengals on both sides of the matchup. They span former draft picks and even a veteran who played in the Super Bowl with the Bengals.

The Super Bowl in New Orleans was supposed to be the perfect story for Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase to pen their first title. Instead, the Eagles dismantled Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs and partied into the French Quarter night. Cincinnati is left waking up the day after the season ended needing to recalibrate the dream scenario.

On their road to Sunday's Super Bowl, Kansas City and Philadelphia both came up against the Cincinnati Bengals. Here's how they did.

Super Bowl losers have historically had a tumultuous season after their loss. Since 1987, only the Bills (1991-1993) and NE (won in 2018) have made it back to the Super Bowl after losing the year prior. After losing Super Bowl LV to the Buccaneers, the Chiefs went on to lose at home in the AFC Championship game to the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021.

One of the Kansas City Chiefs’ biggest in-conference rivals is definitely enjoying their downfall right now. Cincinnati Bengals star Ja’Marr Chase took to his Instagram Story late Sunday night to troll the Chiefs over their 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.