Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Topped Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills 42-36 In Overtime In AFC Divisional Round! The Reward? A Rematch With Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals In AFC Championship
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs topped Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills 42-36 in overtime in the AFC Divisional Round.
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Topped Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills 42-36 In Overtime In AFC Divisional Round!
The game featured 974 yards of total offense, just four penalties, zero turnovers and numerous lead changes in a matchup between two quarterbacks playing at a historic level. Four of those lead changes took place in the final two minutes of regulation, setting the stage for an overtime period that ended with an 8-yard strike from Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes to tight end Travis Kelce that sent Kansas City to the AFC Championship Game for a fourth-straight season.
The overtime period was the culmination of a wild final two minutes of regulation that featured 25 points between the two teams, which are the most combined points in the final two minutes of a game in postseason history. Kansas City was clinging to a five-point lead with just under two minutes left when Bills' quarterback Josh Allen – facing a 4th-and-13 – found wide receiver Gabriel Davis for a 27-yard touchdown that put Buffalo in front for the first time since its opening series of the game.
Patrick Mahomes had the Kansas City Chiefs back in the end zone less than a minute later, however, when he found wide receiver Tyreek Hill for a 64-yard touchdown that re-claimed the lead for Kansas City. It was part of a huge night for Hill, who hauled in 11 receptions for 150 yards.
That left Allen with just over one minute of clock remaining and in need of a touchdown, but he delivered. Buffalo quickly marched down the field and found the end zone yet again – a 19-yard connection between Allen and Davis – that put the Bills ahead with only 13 seconds left in the game.
It was obviously a dire situation for Kansas City at this point, but as we've seen time and time again, the Chiefs didn't give up. Mahomes had just two offensive snaps to work with and made the most of each – finding Hill for 19 yards and then Kelce for a gain of 25 yards – before kicker Harrison Butker converted a 49-yard field goal that sent the game to overtime.
The reward?
A rematch with Joe Burrow , Cincinnati Bengals Sunday in the AFC Championship!
In their regular season match up on January 2, 2022 in Cincinnati Ohio Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs lost to Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 31-34!
In Kansas City Chiefs 31-34 loss to Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals when they were tied at 31 Kansas City Chiefs was facing a fourth down just inches from paydirt with less than a minute remaining, the Cincinnati Bengals appeared to come up short as Kansas City recorded a huge defensive stop that would have flipped possession back to the Kansas Chiefs. Instead, a defensive penalty negated the play and provided Cincinnati with a first down, allowing the Cincinnati Bengals to drain the remainder of the clock before kicker Evan McPherson connected on a 20-yard, game-winning kick as time expired.
Patrick Mahomes completed 26-of-35 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns in the game, finding wide receiver Demarcus Robinson for a 29-yard score on Kansas City's second possession. It marked the first of four consecutive touchdown drives for the Chiefs that helped Kansas City build multiple 14-point leads at various points during the first half.
Mahomes connected with tight end Travis Kelce for a 3-yard score on the Chiefs' next possession before tailback Darrel Williams tallied a touchdown on each of Kansas City's next two drives, the latter of which provided the Chiefs with a 14-point advantage late in the second quarter. It was part of a big day for Williams, who recorded 107 yards from scrimmage in addition to his two touchdowns.
That offensive success took place without multiple starters along the offensive line, as left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. sustained a calf strain during pre-game warmups and didn't play in the game. That meant that starting right tackle Lucas Niang moved to the other side while Andrew Wylie took over for him, but Niang suffered a torn patellar tendon early in the first quarter that thrust starting left guard Joe Thuney into meaningful snaps at left tackle for the first time in his career. Nick Allegretti, meanwhile, came off the bench to play left guard.
Cincinnati managed to stick around, however, and narrowed the deficit to just 11 points heading into halftime due in part to a career day by rookie wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase. The Bengals' young pass-catcher tallied 11 receptions for 266 yards and three touchdowns - two of which took place in the first half as Cincinnati was trying to keep pace – while accounting for more than half of the Bengals' total offensive yardage all by himself.
Bengals' quarterback Joe Burrow found Chase yet again – this time for a 69-yard score – on Cincinnati's opening possession of the third quarter to pull within four points before hitting wide receiver Tyler Boyd for a 5-yard touchdown a bit later that pushed the Bengals in front.
Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid had this to say about the 31-34 loss to Cincinnati!
Between the big plays and the penalties, that's what got us," said Head Coach Andy Reid. "You learn from it – as coaches and players – that's all you can do. The guys battled and played aggressive football, we just came up short against a good team. We'll go back, we'll study it and we'll try to get better from it."
“according to an article by Matt McMullen on chiefs.com”
Kickoff is set for 2:00pm Central Time if you’re in Kansas City Missouri , 3:00pm Eastern Time if you’re in Cincinnati Ohio from GEHA Field @ Arrowhead Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on CBS!