Better than anyone wants to admit.
They played in a tougher division than us, the Bengals and Oilers combined for 4 or 5 wins that year.
They had a tougher schedule than us.
Their offense was 5th in scoring and defense was 9th.
I'm not saying we should've lost, but I still have no idea why everyone thought we'd roll them. I remember the week lead up to that game, fans were dismissing the game and talking about going to the Super Bowl
No, I will not admit that they were any better. Their quarterback was Stan Humphries, for God's sake, and they got accordingly rolled in the Super Bowl by 3+ touchdowns after embarrassing the Steelers in Pittsburgh as a double-digit underdog.