Bengals vs. Chiefs: Round 1
It almost exactly a year ago when these two teams met in the AFC Championship, and it was the Bengals who had claw back into the game after Patrick Mahomes threw three first half touchdowns to give the Chiefs a 21-3 lead in the second quarter. Burrow led the Bengals into the end zone before he half-time break and the Cincy defense took control for the rest of the game, holding Mahomes and KC to just three second half points.
A field goal pulled the Bengals with in eight points, and Burrow found Ja’maar Chase on a short TD completion to end the third quarter. A successful two point conversion catch by Trent Taylor ted the game up setting up what would be a heart pounding final quarter.
An Evan McPherson 52 yard field goal put the Bengals on top for the first time, but the Bengals defense would have to get one last hold as the Chiefs drove inside the 5 yard line with under a minute left in the fourth quarter, but ended up settling for a field goal to send the game into overtime.
Mahomes threw an interception to start the OT session, and Burrow led the Bengals down the field for a game winning Evan McPherson field goal to put Cincinnati in the Super Bowl for the first time since 1988.
