CINCINNATI (AP) Bengals safety Vonn Bell said the timing of this season's game against the Chiefs feels a lot like last season when the teams met in two high-profile games in the span of a month.

The Bengals beat the Chiefs 34-31 in Cincinnati on Jan. 2 to clinch the AFC North title. In a rematch in Kansas City in the AFC championship game on Jan. 30, the Bengals earned a trip to the Super Bowl with a 27-24 overtime win. Like in the previous matchup, the victory margin was an Evan McPherson field goal.

"It feels like we keep on seeing them at the right time," Bell said. "But it's just the nature of the business. It's two explosive teams trying to win at the right pivotal time going into December. And that's where the ballgames are won, and seasons are won and lost."