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Occupied by the goal of helping his own teams climb the AFC’s contention ladder throughout the last half-decade, Mike Gesicki’s experiences in seeing the seriousness of the Bengals and Chiefs’ rivalry, to this point, had only come from afar. Given his first opportunity to inscribe his signature into its chaptered history during a risky fourth-and-short on the game’s very first drive, Gesicki sprinted into separation on an in-breaker before turning on the wheels for a 37-yard catch-and-run. The focal point within Cincinnati’s tight end-friendly gameplan, Gesicki, even despite a 26-25 loss to Kansas City, recorded seven receptions (on nine targets) for a game-best 91 yards on Sept. 15, 2024.