Bengals Top Chiefs 27-24 In OT To Clinch Super Bowl Trip
Jan 30, 2022, 4:34 PM
Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals rolls out to pass against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
(Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
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.
The Bengals will play the @49ers or @RamsNFL in the #SuperBowl on February 13.#LocalsInTheNFL #NFLPlayoffs #CINvsKC #RuleTheJungle #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/GdppASh1qf
— 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
