AFC Championship
Considered the best matchup of the season thus far and maybe for years to come, Cincinnati and Kansas City duke it out in Missouri. Limping far less than expected Mahomes was still considered questionable with an ankle sprain from only one week prior. Joey “Burr” as cool as ice coming into the game. Kc starts it off with two field goals from Butker. McPherson bangs one of his own through the uprights bringing the score to an astonishing 6-3. Travis Kelce is on his “A” game scoring a touchdown just before half time on a 4th and 1 play. The Bengals slow start could have come from the 4 first half sacks allowed. 13-6 at the half isn’t as many points as to be expected from these two super powers but the quality of play was top notch!
Burrow looking confident puts a touchdown of his own up on the board in the third quarter giving fans the early stages of a nail biting finish. Mahomes launches a missile to Valdes Scantling to take 20-13 lead. Without any hesitation Zac Taylor And Joe Burrow march the offense right down the field , finding their superstar Ja’Marr Chase on a deep ball in double coverage! Perine punched in the football tying the game up at 20. The nail biter continues, stressing each team and all of their support just a little more. Winding down toward the end of regulation as Cincinnati has slowed Kelce. Forcing the Kansas City offense to function via different weapons, Valdes Scantling showed up again and again for Mahomes. With two minutes to go Burrow fires a shot into a tight window for Higgins that gets tipped by rookie safety Bryan Cook and intercepted by rookie cornerback Joshua Williams. At this point a fresh breeze fell over the potential MVP ,a calming sense of confidence of his own, Mahomes and his bum ankle walk into the huddle knowing what’s at stake, a Super Bowl birth. Unsurprisingly through a scramble on a broken down play, 15 powers through late contact jumping up noticing the flag on the play. Ossai of the Bengals is called for unnecessary roughness which pushes the ball to the Cincinnati 23 yard line and Butker sends another beautiful kick right down the middle. All the doubt surrounding his ankle might’ve been the chip on the shoulder KC needed to prevail but however the case , KC will be traveling to Arizona to fight against a dominant looking Philadelphia Eagles team. Can KC scrap it out for a second Super Bowl for Mahomes and Reid together?
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