They played zone coverage and were able to disrupt the K.C. Cincinnati certainly deserves credit for adjusting at halftime, but the Bengals didn't do anything special. Mahomes took awful sacks while searching for an open receiver and seemingly refused to scramble when the Bengals rushed three guys. While they ran the ball well in the second half, averaging almost seven yards per carry, the Chiefs ran it only six times. The Bengals dared the Chiefs to be patient, and they didn’t do it. In the second half, Kansas City had just 83 yards on 31 plays. There’s no explaining what we saw from the QB down the stretch. Not only that, but when guys were open, he sailed his throws. They dropped seven or eight defenders into coverage, and Mahomes could not find anyone open. Meanwhile, the Bengals came out in the second half with a new defense. Then the mediocre Chiefs showed up in the second half, an inconsistency that has plagued them all season. Of course, none of that happened, as Mahomes made a costly mistake by not throwing the ball away on the final play of the half, and the Chiefs came away with nothing on that drive. Kansas City had nearly 300 yards in the first half and was a single yard short of having the perfect half on offense.
They were up 21-10, needing one yard to make it 28-10 or a short field goal to go up 24-10, on the final play of the first half.īengals receiver Tee Higgins talks about going to his first Super Bowl. The Chiefs were up 21-3 at home as seven-point favorites against a team they should have blown out. It’s something Kansas City's quarterback and coach Andy Reid will have to own for the rest of their careers. But there’s no way to discuss what happened Sunday at Arrowhead without properly putting the blame squarely where it lies … on the Chiefs.Īs a Chiefs fan, this pains me to write, but this game will be remembered for Patrick Mahomes' second-half meltdown. His ability to avoid sacks against the Chiefs was tremendous. 2 seeds in the AFC in consecutive weeks.īurrow continues to make elite plays in big games. Joe Burrow reflects on how the Bengals beat the Chiefs in overtime to reach Super Bowl LVI.Ĭincinnati has made fewer mistakes than its opponents and clearly has a belief in its ability to overcome the odds to win playoff games, having knocked out the No.
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