Bengals edge Chiefs in AFC Championship, punch ticket to Super Bowl

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The AFC Championship between the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals proved to be an instant classic.

The Bengals won the game 27-24 in overtime thanks to a few key plays and an Evan McPherson game-winning 31-yard field goal. The Bengals stormed back from 18 points down to pull off the upset.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) calls a play in the huddle during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Harrison Butker hit a 44-yard field goal to tie the game and send the game into overtime. The Chiefs failed to get anything more than that after Patrick Mahomes led the team down near the goal line. Mahomes was sacked twice and opened up the door for Butker to make the field goal.

Mahomes and the Chiefs got the ball first in overtime and while many thought it could’ve been same result as the divisional round against the Buffalo Bills. But a Mahomes shot to Tyreek Hill was batted into the arms of Bengals defensive back Vonn Bell.

Cincinnati got the ball down to within field-goal range and McPherson delivered.

Cincinnati had been down by as many as 18 points in the second quarter. But the scoring really got started for them when Joe Burrow hooked up with Samaje Perine for a 41-yard touchdown pass. It got the game to within 11 points and after a big stop for the Bengals defense before halftime, it was enough to give Cincinnati some momentum.

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Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje