5:40 PM ETWill the Kansas City Chiefs make it three straight trips to the Super Bowl, or will second-year quarterback Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals prevail in what promises to be a high- scoring showdown?
While Super Bowl LIV Most Valuable Player Patrick Mahomes has experience on his side, the fifth player in the past 30 seasons to enter a conference championship game while leading the NFL in both completion percentage and yards per attempt is Joe Burrow. He is pretty good at football.
We have everything you need to know as Cincinnati tries to earn its first AFC title since 1988, and Kansas City looks to keep the crown.
Q4.
B.J. Hill's big-guy interception was the catalyst for a familiar end zone connection. We have ourselves a tie game after one 2-point conversion.
BURROW TO CHASE. TOUCHDOWN. #RuleTheJungle #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #CINvsKC on CBS
📱: https://t.co/dKNUFkxkbU pic.twitter.com/4oTvYaHBdM
— NFL (@NFL) January 30, 2022
Chase holds the record for the most receiving yards by a rookies in a playoff run.
Huge play. The first turnover of the game comes from Hill.
INTERCEPTION. CINCY BALL. #NFLPlayoffs #RuleTheJungle
📺: #CINvsKC on CBS
📱: https://t.co/dKNUFkxkbU pic.twitter.com/lb8k4PQ7xc
— NFL (@NFL) January 30, 2022
Q2.
Come for the 41-yard run by Samaje Perine and stay for Ja'Marr Chase with the lead block. Cincinnati marches 70 yards down the field to score a touchdown.
SAMAJE PERINE. 41 YARDS. #RuleTheJungle #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #CINvsKC on CBS
📱: https://t.co/dKNUFkxkbU pic.twitter.com/81OqBLVARm
— NFL (@NFL) January 30, 2022
Three different people scored a touchdown. He is in his bag. The quarterback completes Kansas City's third offensive drive with a toss to Mecole Hardman, who makes it a 21-3 game.
When taking a lead of 15 or more points, Mahomes has never lost.
The Chiefs are the first team to score a touchdown on their first three drives in either a conference championship game or a Super Bowl since the 1994 season.
First Hill. Then Kelce. Now Hardman.
Three first half TDs for @PatrickMahomes! #NFLPlayoffs
📺: #CINvsKC on CBS
📱: https://t.co/dKNUFkxkbU pic.twitter.com/6ezrwdyHag
— NFL (@NFL) January 30, 2022
It's gonna be Mahomes. It is not clear what is more predictable at this point: the ability of the quarterback to scramble or the ability of the running back to score. The Chiefs scored on their first possession of the second quarter to make it a 14-3 game.
WHO ELSE BUT KELCE⁉️
📺: #CINvsKC on CBS pic.twitter.com/MWwHaYcf9N
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 30, 2022
Q2.
The Chiefs were on the board in less than a minute. He found one of his favorite targets, Tyreek Hill, in the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown. The catch is the fifth career postseason reception for Cheetah.
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THAT CHEETAH SPEED 🐆
📺: #CINvsKC on CBS pic.twitter.com/5dFkZMT05i
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 30, 2022
This one will not be an easy one. Evan McPherson, the kicker who made the game-winning field goal in the playoffs, made a field goal with under a minute remaining in the first quarter to give Cincinnati a 7-3 lead.
A Twitter List by bengals_chiefs
