Ja’Marr Chase hit three touchdowns and recorded an NFL rookie record of 266 receiving yards to propel the Bengals to a dramatic comeback win over the Chiefs, who miss the chance to block the # 1 seed in the AFC.
Evan McPherson scored 20 yards from the field as time ran out for the Cincinnati Bengals to overcome the 14-point deficit to win the AFC North title with a 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Pick # 5 made a crucial 30-yard side tack in position 3 and 27 to keep Cincinnati’s decisive strength before the Bengals were deprived of a one yard line in seven straight games in the last two minutes only to be saved by a penalty. , which gave them a new streak of downs and established a possible MacPherson winner after unsuccessfully calling four and one.
The Tennessee Titans’ victory over the Miami Dolphins elsewhere means they can snatch the top spot in the conference from Andy Reid’s team, beating the Houston Texans in Week 18, beating Kansas City earlier in the season.
Joe Burrow finished 30 of 39 for 446 yards and four touchdowns overnight, while fellow Patrick Mahomes finished 26 of 35 with two touchdowns as Kansas City’s eight-win streak came to a close.
The Bengals took the lead in the competition for the first time with 11.44 remaining after Burrow hit Tyler Boyd’s five-yard touchdown, 31-28.
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Chase’s 69-yard tally was his only third-quarter point, pulling the Bengals within four of the elders after falling 14-0 and then 21-7 before halftime.
Mahomes completed the first of four consecutive first-half touchdowns for the Chiefs with a 29-yard dagger towards DeMarcus Robinson after Blake Bell moved up to fourth and one before Travis Kelsey’s triple-core entrance doubled Kansas City’s lead. …
In a year that the defense adopted two-tiered coverage as a counter to the likes of Chase downfield, Burrow’s old LSU teammate reminded everyone of his explosive yards after catch with a stunning 72-yard interception to cut the deficit in half.
Eli Apple was punished for an interception violation when Darrell Williams shot another one yard away after Mahomes found Mekol Hardman 53 yards off the touchline.
