![]() Mahomes got Kansas City to the Bengals’ 37, but the freezing cold forced a punt instead of a long field goal.Ĭincinnati’s offensive line broke down one last time as Chris Jones got a sack against Hakeem Adeniji to stall the Bengals’ last drive. They did nothing with them as the Bengals finally got off the field with less than 10 minutes remaining.īurrow’s second interception of the game ended up being an arm punt on third down, and the Chiefs got the ball back at their own 14-yard line. The Bengals sacked Mahomes on the do-over only for Eli Apple to commit a holding penalty on the play, giving the Chiefs a new set of downs. An official tried to call the Chiefs’ third-and-nine play dead, but the play ensued and was then redone. Samaje Perine ran it in from yards two plays later to even the game at 20-20.Ĭincinnati’s defense got a stop on the following drive, but only after some tomfoolery. That connection #CINatKC | CBS /AgvRbylOXe- Cincinnati Bengals January 30, 2023 The ole’ lob it up to Higgins from 27 yards out and watch him high-point the ball over the shorter cornerback play!Īnd just like that, it was tied at 13 apiece. A third-and-six came up two plays later, but Burrow trusted one of his best playmakers for that conversion. Burrow ran a quarterback draw out of empty on a third-and-six just outside of field goal range and picked up 11 yards. Third down was a bit nicer for the Bengals’ offense on their first drive of the third quarter. Both teams had exactly 19 rushing yards on eight attempts entering the second half of play.Ĭoming out of the half and getting a stop is nothing new to Lou Anarumo’s defense, and that’s exactly what the Bengals produced in a second-consecutive three-and-out for the Chiefs’ offense. Burrow was 15 of 22 for 147 yards and the interception and lost 25 yards on his four sacks. Speaking of that Titans game, when Burrow was infamously sacked nine times, Burrow was on pace to be taken down that many times through two quarters. McPherson’s 23-yard field goal in the half’s final seconds made it 13-6. Fortunately, the Chiefs initiated contact on intended receiver Hayden Hurst a second too early and defensive pass interference was called on the play.īurrow found Chase again and Tee Higgins three times to advance the ball deep into the red zone, but fell short of the goal line once again. down at the five-yard line with 123 seconds remaining in the half, and Burrow saw another one of his passes intercepted. The turnover awarded Mahomes and the Chiefs great field position, but the Bengals’ defense came up with an impressive stand and forced three-straight incompletions to stay out of field goal range. Burrow didn’t get so lucky following the Chiefs’ touchdown and threw his first pick in postseason play since last year’s Divisional Round game against the Tennessee Titans. On the game’s first drive, Burrow was nearly intercepted by rookie Trent McDuffie. Mahomes found Travis Kelce in the end zone against Jessie Bates to record the game’s first touchdown and extend their lead to 13-3. But Andy Reid opted for aggression and rolled his All-Pro quarterback out to the right on fourth down. Mahomes went back at Hilton twice more to move the ball down the field back into Bengals territory, and then took his first sack of the day on third-and-one thanks to Cam Sample. Evan McPherson knocked in a 30-yard field goal to give the Bengals their first points of the game and make it 6-3. Boyd hobbled off the field with a knee injury after his second catch, and the rest of the offense joined him on the sidelines a few plays later. They racked up 63 on their third drive, with 40 of them coming on two Tyler Boyd catches down the field, one of which converted a third-and-14 following the fourth sack on Burrow. Isiah Pacheco did cross the goal-line with the ball on the following drive, but a holding call on Andrew Wylie nixed it.ĭown 6-0 to begin the second quarter, the Bengals were at zero yards of total net offense. The game’s first big play nearly came against Mike Hilton’s expense as Kadarius Toney couldn’t haul in a perfect pass from Mahomes in the end zone. Kansas City had chances to capitalize after each drive, and settled for three points each time. ![]() Frank Clark and Chris Jones got a taste for blood against a Bengals offensive line that looked overmatched out of the gate. It started tumultuous for Cincinnati’s offense, featuring two pre-snap penalties and three sacks allowed on the first and only two drives of the first quarter. The Bengals fell one game short of Super Bowl 57 to the Kansas City Chiefs, 23-20. The AFC Championship came down to a game-winning field goal, but the Cincinnati Bengals weren’t the team kicking it this time.
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