Bengals’ Tyler Boyd says Cincinnati would have beaten Chiefs in AFC championship game if he was healthy
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The Cincinnati Bengals were a few plays away from going to back-to-back Super Bowls, and wide receiver Tyler Boyd thinks his injury in the AFC championship game played a major role in the Bengals' failure to reach the Super Bowl.
The Bengals lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 23-20 on a game-winning field goal by Harrison Butker at the end of the fourth quarter.
Tyler Boyd of the Cincinnati Bengals carries the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second quarter in the AFC championship game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Jan. 29, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Boyd, who was third on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns during the 2022 season, suffered a deep thigh bruise in the second quarter and was unable to play in the second half.
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The veteran wide receiver said Tuesday his presence would have pushed the Bengals over the top.
"Still to this day, I feel like if I would have played the whole game, I was the key factor," Boyd said, according to ESPN. "We would've won the game."
Boyd had two catches for 40 yards at the time of his injury and said he tried numbing cream and ibuprofen to get back on the field.
Tyler Boyd of the Cincinnati Bengals walks off the field after beating the Baltimore Ravens 27-16 at Paycor Stadium Jan. 8, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
"I just felt like we had enough depth for guys like (Trenton Irwin) and other guys to come in and play at a faster pace than what I felt like I could do," Boyd said. "I wish I was able to do it, but things happen."
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