2021 NFL playoffs: What we learned from Bengals' win over Chiefs in AFC Championship Game

FULL BOX SCOREREAD: Battista: NFL’s new Joe Cool puts Bengals in Super Bowl LVIREAD: Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid take responsibility for second-half woesREAD: Rookie kicker McPherson delivers again to send Bengals to SB LVI The Comeback Kids send Bengals to the Super Bowl. Down 21-3 midway through the second quarter, the Bengals didn’t blink. Joe Burrow began to hit his stride, the defense clamped down on Patrick Mahomes, and Cincinnati came flying back to take the lead late in the fourth quarter. Once K.C. forced overtime, Burrow continued to show ice water in his veins, finding Tee Higgins for a big first down to move into field goal range. Five runs later, rookie kicker Evan McPherson sent the Bengals to their first Super Bowl since the 1988 season where they’ll face the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow was poised all day, taking just one sack and wiggling out of several others to scramble for big first downs. The second-year QB made the plays late that Mahomes didn’t. When K.C. took away his deep shot, Burrow calmly hit crossers and screens for chunk gains. Between Burrow making pinpoint passes and running back Joe Mixon churning out yards, the Bengals’ offense was the one…
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