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Cincinnati
Bengals o48.5
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AT
Kansas City
Chiefs -2
23
Final
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 CIN | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
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 KC | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
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Game Charts
| Passing | FP | ATT | CMP | YDS | YPC | TD | INT | LONG | SACK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 13.8 | 41 | 26 | 270 | 10.4 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 70.17 |
| Rushing | FP | ATT | YDS | YPC | LONG | TD | FUM | |||
| 13.8 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||
 | 11.6 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 6.4 | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Receiving | FP | TAR | REC | YDS | YPR | LONG | TD | FUM | ||
 | 20.3 | 11 | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | 13.5 | 8 | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.7 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kicking | FP | FGA | FGM | PCT | LONG | XP | ||||
 Evan McPherson | 8 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 30 | 2 /2 | ||||
| Team Defense | FP | PA | TD | SACK | FR | INT | YDS | |||
CIN | 5 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 357 | |||
| Passing | FP | ATT | CMP | YDS | YPC | TD | INT | LONG | SACK | RATE |
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 | 19.84 | 43 | 29 | 326 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 105.38 |
| Rushing | FP | ATT | YDS | YPC | LONG | TD | FUM | |||
| 19.84 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
 | 13.5 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.8 | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.7 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Receiving | FP | TAR | REC | YDS | YPR | LONG | TD | FUM | ||
| 23.6 | 8 | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 29 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | 20.8 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13.5 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
 | 4.3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
 | 1.9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kicking | FP | FGA | FGM | PCT | LONG | XP | ||||
 Harrison Butker | 11 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 45 | 2 /2 | ||||
| Team Defense | FP | PA | TD | SACK | FR | INT | YDS | |||
KC | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 309 | |||
Game News
Caught Pat Mahomes Sr. smoking a cigar postgame: "I'm smoking on that Joe Burrow"
Cam Sample came over to console Joseph Ossai after Ossai had a costly penalty on the Chiefs' game-winning drive. Teammate. pic.twitter.com/0h1iOfAUo1
If I was Zac Taylor I'd throw my head set at the ref.
Chad Johnson calls Tee Higgins the real 85 😅 pic.twitter.com/jR5w2XBRsg
You guys think Eli Apple is more of a cancun guy or barbados? golf or fish trip? hopefully he keeps us posted on his plans.
L'Jarius Sneed was down on the field for a while after that hit on Samaje Perine, but he's walking off now.
Ja'Marr Chase told me Burrow purposely underthrows him in double coverage sometimes. He did it against Chicago last year and immediately ran towards Chase to clarify he meant to do it, just to make sure he knew.
.@KetteringHealth injury update: WR Tyler Boyd has a left thigh injury. His return is questionable.
Lou Anarumo starts the second half like he was playing with bunsen beakers during the break. Mad Scientist is at it again.
No. Way. Third and 16 and Hayden Hurst busts wide open. Incredible.
Germaine Pratt, a free agent, on potentially being back: "Absolutely I want to be back. But if they don't want me back, then ..."
Ted Karras and Ickey Woods out for the coin toss.
If the Broncos want to expand their head coaching search, they could interview Bengals OC Brian Callahan this week with Cincy eliminated from the playoffs.
#Bengals inactives: QB Jake Browning RB Chris Evans CB Jalen Davis OL Alex Cappa (ankle) OL Jonah Wiliams (knee) DE Jeff Gunter DT Jay Tufele Bengals deactivate Jalen Davis, so Dax Hill slides in as backup slot. Tre Flowers active and probably reprise Kelce coverage role.
The Alex Cappa injury is just a killer right now for Cincinnati. Everyone has injuries. You play with who you got. But this moment is exactly why sign him 5 minutes into free agency.
Sam Hubbard appears to recover a massive fumble that gives Cincinnati a much-needed stop.
Second time in 3 playoff games Dax Hill has been flagged for running out of bounds on punt coverage
Jessie Bates came *this* close to knocking the ball out of the WR's hands as he stretched the ball over the line.
Bengals get a real OL next year - which means Jonah Williams is your RT (at best) not LT - and they will be right back here. Biggest surprise of today was Chiefs D for me, especially with injuries at corner. Spags stepped up big
More shenanigans. Eli Apple holding wipes out B.J. Hill sack twitter.com/art_stapleton/…
Samaje Perine is playing more than Joe Mixon. They've split 14 touches almost down the middle.
Cam Taylor-Britt (29) showing you how to get downhill on a sweep pic.twitter.com/lPB1KGCVVf
Good rep by Jackson Carman on that completion to Boyd.
Travis Kelce to Cincinnati's Mayor: "Know yo' role and shut yo' mouth."
"We showed this place is Arrowhead, it's not Burrowhead out here." — Patrick Mahomes to @tracywolfson in his post-game interview. That was after Travis Kelce crashed to say, "Burrowhead, may ass."
"Don't you ever, ever, ever, and I'm going to look right into the camera when I say this, disrespect Arrowhead." - Chris Jones @StoneColdJones went off!!!!! pic.twitter.com/d0yXTATBsj
"They can take their bum ass all the way back to Cincinnati. They came to Chiefs Kingdom and their ass thumped." "I'm the f**king king." - Frank Clark pic.twitter.com/1fKT8ZGsMF
Impactful day for the Chiefs' draft class CB Trent McDuffie: 6 tackles, 2 PD DE George Karlaftis: Sack WR Skyy Moore: 3 catches, key punt return S Bryan Cook: 4 tackles, PBU CB Joshua Williams: INT CB Jaylen Watson: INT RB Isaiah Pacheco: 85 total yards From Round 1 to Round 7.
Chiefs' offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been requested to interview for the Ravens' offensive coordinator job, per sources. Bieniemy also remains under consideration for the Colts' HC job that he has interviewed for, and the Titans' OC job, amongst other situations.
Chiefs ruled out WR Kadarius Toney today with an ankle injury.
Andy Reid already dialing up the Hook & Ladder 🪜 📺: #CINvsKC on CBS 📱: Stream on NFL+ bit.ly/407GjJU pic.twitter.com/d1EMiW4Htt
Burrow also played a really really good game overall, I think, but man, when Mahomes is making plays on one ankle to Marcus Kemp while Burrow is throwing to Chase & Higgins, it just hits different. QB1, always has been.
A Chiefs fan to Steve Spagnuolo before he entered the locker room: "Spags, man! You killed it!" Spagnuolo responded with 2 words: "Thank you."
Chiefs' WR JuJu Smith-Schuster is questionable to return today due to a knee injury.
Chiefs' WR Justin Watson is inactive today. Chiefs' WR Mecole Hardman is active.
7th-round rookie Jaylen Watson with an INT in back-to-back weeks! 📺: #CINvsKC on CBS 📱: Stream on NFL+ bit.ly/407GjJU pic.twitter.com/JFMPoOtPpj
SACK NATION! Frank Clark and Willie Gay get the sack! pic.twitter.com/20PPPV7vmN
Here are our inactives for the AFC Championship: QB Shane Buechele DE Joshua Kaindoh T Darian Kinnard TE Blake Bell WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR Justin Watson DE Malik Herring
L'Jarius Sneed was able to walk on his own into the medical tent.
Protecting Mahomes will be 🔑 for the #chiefs, especially with his mobility limited. Keep your ðŸ‘ï¸ on Jerick McKinnon. How he plays in protection is huge. My report on @nflgameday on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/JXdJOmvcpK
Once again, the top of Harrison Butker's range appears to be from 50 yards.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling just balling out in this AFC championship game. Up to five catches, 91 yards and a huge touchdown there.
Clark Hunt on Mahomes scrambling on the final offensive play: "watching the play I said Superman put on his cape and got the job done." pic.twitter.com/Z16T9yz2eb
The last time these teams played, the Bengals went after Joshua Williams (the CB who just came in for Sneed) pretty hard
No Blake Bell is interesting. They must have a plan for Fortson. twitter.com/chiefs/status/…
For much of the first half, the most separation the Bengals receivers created against man coverage was when Trent McDuffie slipped. The rookie cornerbacks have really improves since the first meeting between the these teams. twitter.com/tuffmitch/stat…
Burrow takes off and converts. Making plays with his legs in KC. Again. Left Nick Bolton in quicksand.
Chiefs rookie DE George Karlaftis with a sack. That's the Chiefs' fourth sack of the game.
Scoring Summary
| Team | QTR | TIME | SCORING PLAY | |
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| KC | 1ST | 8:54 | Harrison Butker kicked a 43-yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 2ND | 15:00 | Harrison Butker kicked a 24-yard field goal | 0 | 6 |
| CIN | 2ND | 8:40 | Evan McPherson kicked a 30-yard field goal | 3 | 6 |
| KC | 2ND | 3:59 | Patrick Mahomes passed to Travis Kelce to the right for 14 yard touchdown | 3 | 13 |
| CIN | 2ND | 0:04 | Evan McPherson kicked a 23-yard field goal | 6 | 13 |
| CIN | 3RD | 9:59 | Joe Burrow passed to Tee Higgins to the right for 27 yard touchdown | 13 | 13 |
| KC | 3RD | 4:21 | Patrick Mahomes passed to Marquez Valdes-Scantling down the middle for 19 yard touchdown | 13 | 20 |
| CIN | 4TH | 13:35 | Samaje Perine rushed up the middle for 2 yard touchdown | 20 | 20 |
| KC | 4TH | 0:08 | Harrison Butker kicked a 45-yard field goal | 20 | 23 |
Injury Report
| Name | Pos | Injuries | Status |
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| Alex Cappa | G | Ankle | OUT |
| Chidobe Awuzie | CB | Acl | OUT |
| La'el Collins | OT | Knee | OUT |
| Clark Harris | LS | Biceps | OUT |
| Drew Sample | TE | Knee | OUT |
| Jonah Williams | OT | Knee | OUT |
| Brandon Wilson | S | Knee (acl) | OUT |
| Elijah Holyfield | RB | Knee | OUT |
| Tycen Anderson | S | Hamstring | QUES |
| Ben Brown | C | Bicep | OUT |
| Jake Browning | QB | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Chris Evans | RB | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Jalen Davis | CB | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Jay Tufele | DT | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Jeff Gunter | DE | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Name | Pos | Injuries | Status |
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| Jordan Franks | TE | Undisclosed | OUT |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | Pelvis | OUT |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | Ankle | QUES |
| Tershawn Wharton | DT | Acl | OUT |
| Justyn Ross | WR | Foot | OUT |
| Cornell Powell | WR | Undisclosed | OUT |
| Shane Buechele | QB | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Blake Bell | TE | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Travis Kelce | TE | Back | OUT |
| Justin Watson | WR | Illness | OUT |
| Malik Herring | DE | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Joshua Kaindoh | DE | Gameday Inactive | OUT |
| Darian Kinnard | OT | Gameday Inactive | OUT |