Morning Coffee: A bet on rookie kicker McPherson to deliver again

The Cincinnati Bengals have leaned heavily on their young stars throughout their improbable run to Super Bowl 56.

While there has been plenty of talk about their star quarterback and wide receiver, there hasn’t been nearly as much conversation about their star kicker.

Evan McPherson was automatic for the Bengals versus their AFC playoff opponents, going 12-for-12 on field goal attempts.

Now the 22-year-old has a legitimate opportunity to at least match the NFL postseason record for field goals set by Adam Vinatieri when he made 14 for the Indianapolis Colts back in 2006. 

As the countdown to Super Bowl 56 continues, I’ll add to my bet thread for Sunday’s grand finale with a prop focused on Cincinnati’s rookie kicker. 

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Wednesday Feb. 9, 2022.

Bet on McPherson to deliver again on Sunday

As mentioned above, McPherson needs two more field goals to match Vinatieri’s record for the most made in a single postseason.

He needs three to set a new record.

The over/under prop for field goals made by McPherson is currently 1.5 -110. I’m going to take the over.

First, let’s look at how the Bengals got here.

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Yes, Burrow has been good, the defence has stepped up big time and two of their three playoff opponents completely self-destructed.

At the same time, I don’t think most casual NFL fans realize how clutch McPherson has been to this point. Or how much the coaching staff has leaned on him.

Cincinnati has scored 72 points this postseason.  McPherson has accounted for 40 of those 72 points.

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The 2021 fifth-round pick out of Florida has kicked