It came down to two games before the annual Super Bowl. Nine former LSU Tigers were in action in the championship round of the NFL playoffs.
It started when the Cincinnati Bengals traveled to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow led an 18-point comeback to force overtime. It was the largest comeback in a conference championship. Burrow found his college teammate Ja’Marr Chase to tie it late in the third quarter.
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It was just like old times as the duo helped lead the Bengals back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1989. Tyler Shelvin, who was also on that magical 2019 LSU team, was on the winning side as he lifted Burrow onto his shoulders after the monster win.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t all smiles for the trio of former LSU Tigers on the Chiefs’ roster. Darrel Williams, Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Tyrann Mathieu see their season end one game before the Super Bowl. The Bengals had to wait to find out their opponent in two weeks.
A pair of former Tigers in Odell Beckham Jr. and Andrew Whitworth were hoping on their first trip to the Super Bowl. They hosted Arden Key and the 49ers in the second game of the day. Beckham was more than ready to contribute.
The storybook season ended for San Francisco after it swept the Rams in the regular season just to make it into the playoffs.
With the Bengals and Rams battling in the Super Bowl, five former LSU Tigers move on to the final game. Thaddeus Moss would be No. 6, but he is on the injured reserve list.