Bengals Top Chiefs 27-24 In OT To Clinch Super Bowl Trip
Jan 30, 2022, 4:34 PM
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime after Joe Burrow kept his cool while leading a furious second-half comeback to get the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years with a 27-24 victory over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game.
BREAKING: The @Bengals beat the @Chiefs to win the #AFCChampionship.
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— KSL Sports (@kslsports) January 30, 2022
The Bengals erased an 18-point deficit to take a late 24-21 lead but Harrison Butker’s 44-yard field goal as time expired in regulation sent it to overtime a week after his 49-yarder on the final play of regulation did the same against Buffalo.
SHOOOOOOOOOTER SENDS US TO LA!
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— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 30, 2022
Vonn Bell intercepted Mahomes on the third play of overtime and Burrow and the Bengals took over.
CALIFORNIA, HERE WE COME! pic.twitter.com/o91OyO2Y37
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 30, 2022