McPherson's game-winning field goal in OT leads Bengals to 1st Super Bowl appearance in 33 years

Evan McPherson kicked a 31-yard field goal with 9:22 left 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 Kansas City in the AFC championship game Sunday.

One week after Buffalo's Josh Allen called tails and it came up heads for the overtime coin toss — giving Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City the ball — Cincinnati backup quarterback Brandon Allen called heads and the coin came up tails. Kansas City opened overtime again with the ball, but Vonn Bell intercepted Mahomes on the third play, and Burrow and the Bengals took over.

And now they're heading to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1989 after winning their first playoff overtime game.

"Usually when you lose the coin flip to those guys you're going home," Burrow said. "Our defence really stepped up and made plays in the second half. And on offence we made plays when we had to. I thought the offensive line played really well all day. We started running the ball there at the end and that's exciting.

"Big win for us."

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The Bengals (13-7) will play the winner of the NFC championship between San Francisco and the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. Cincinnati lost to the 49ers in both of its previous trips to the Super Bowl.

Mahomes and Kansas City (14-6) will be left to lament blowing a chance