The Cincinnati Bengals are on the road for the AFC Championship with the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday. Kickoff from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium is set for 3 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Bengals vs. Chiefs odds and lines; check back for our NFL picks and predictions.
The Bengals pulled off a 19-16 upset of the top-seeded Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional Round action Saturday. Cincinnati took the lead a little more than 3 minutes into the opening quarter and did not trail the entire game, although the Titans did manage to level the score on two occasions.
PK Evan McPherson kicked a 53- yard game-winning field goal as time expired, one of four he made in the victory and his second of greater than 50 yards.
QB Joe Burrow was 28-for-37 passing for 348 yards but was held without a touchdown and tossed 1 interception while being sacked 9 times. WR Ja’Marr Chase made 5 catches for 109 yards while RB Joe Mixon had 14 carries for 54 yards and scored the Bengals’ only touchdown.
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The Chiefs snuck by the Buffalo Bills 42-26 as the only favorite escape the Divisional Round and they needed overtime to do it after a dramatic finish to regulation time.
The Chiefs and Bills ended the first and second quarters all square and the home side took a slim 2-point lead into the final frame. The final two minutes of regulation were an offensive outburst — Buffalo scored a touchdown with 1:54 remaining to take a 29-26 lead, Kansas City responded with a score with 1:02 left to recapture the lead, and Buffalo scored again with 13 seconds remaining to again switch to the driver seat.
QB Patrick Mahomes led a 44-yard drive in the final seconds to set up a 49-yard field goal by PK Harrison Butker to tie the game and force overtime. The Chiefs won the coin toss and marched downfield before Mahomes and TE Travis Kelce connected on an 8-yard touchdown pass for the victory. Mahomes finished with 3 TDs on 378 passing yards while adding 69 rushing yards and a score on the ground.
Bengals at Chiefs odds, spread and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 4:14 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Bengals +260 (bet $100 to win $260) | Chiefs -340 (bet $340 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Bengals +7.5, -117 (bet $117 to win $100) | Chiefs -7.5, -103 (bet $103 to win $100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 54.5, O: -108 (bet $108 to win $100) | U: -112 (bet $112 to win $100)
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2021 betting stats:
- ML: Bengals 12-7 | Chiefs 14-5
- ATS: Bengals 12-7 | Chiefs 10-9
- O/U: Bengals 8-11 | Chiefs 12-7
Bengals at Chiefs head-to-head
These two teams met for the first time since 2018 when they clashed in Week 17. Cincinnati picked up a 34-31 victory on the strength of outscoring Kansas City 17-3 in the second half. Much like in their Divisional Round victory, the win over Kansas was sealed with a McPherson field goal as time expired.
Kansas City won 45-10 in Mahomes’ only other meeting with Cincinnati in 2018, although that was before the Burrow-era for the Bengals.
The Chiefs enter Sunday on a run of seven consecutive Overs and the Bengals come in on the heels of a 6-0 ATS streak.
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