@Linkat,
I have no rooting interest in either team, but I was mildly tilting toward the Bengals because they had to enter the playoffs with a young, second-string QB at the helm. That made them an underdog worth cheering for, I thought.
Then those two stupid penalties when the Bengals were ahead with only seconds on the clock blew the game. I also remember one of the penalty makers, "Pacman" Jones. His excellent return set up the Bengal's field position but he's also the guy who a few years ago got suspended for dragging a hooker screaming across the stage at a strip club and pummeling her with his fists.