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Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow used to like 'those shiny red Chiefs helmets.' Not any more

The Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs are playing for the AFC Championship on Sunday. At one point in his life, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow might have actually pulled for the Chiefs.

His father, Jimmy Burrow, a former NFL player and a retired coach, shared a photo on Twitter Friday of a young Joe Burrow wearing a Chiefs helmet while watching football with his mom, Robin.

He had tweeted the same picture ahead of the teams' matchup in the AFC Championship last year. "Joe use to like those shiny red chiefs helmets," he tweeted at the time. "Not anymore . Geaux Bengals ."

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Ohio University, where Jimmy Burrow coached football for more than a decade, also shared a photo on Twitter last year with the caption: "From Chiefs fan to foe… LET’S GO JOE!" that featured a young Joe Burrow in a Chiefs shirt.

Contributing: The Cincinnati Enquirer; Mike Snider, USA TODAY.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY NETWORK: Bengals vs. Chiefs AFC Championship: Joe Burrow used to pull for KC