It was a wild ride so far in the playoffs. On Sunday it was set up for an epic showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs. The road team was led by former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and he was tasked with battling Patrick Mahomes in Arrowhead.
It was a good day for the former Heisman Trophy winner and CFP national champion as Burrow got the last laugh in overtime. After falling down by 18 points, it was the Bengals who came roaring back in this game.
Burrow finished the AFC title game with 250 yards and two touchdown passes. He was also intercepted once. Just like it was in Week 17 against these same Chiefs, the Bengals allowed just three second-half points to Kansas City as they won in the extra session.
Ja’Marr Chase hauled in his first postseason touchdown in the second half of the game. They converted the two-point conversion to tie the game at 21 overall.
Burrow To Chase 🥶🥶🥶
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Chase caught six passes for 54 yards and that one touchdown. Tyler Shelvin is the other member of that 2019 team that is heading to the Super Bowl. Burrow becomes the first quarterback drafted No. 1 overall to make it to the biggest game of the year in his first two seasons.
For Darrel Williams, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and Tyrann Mathieu their run, unfortunately, comes to an end. The trio has been to the Super Bowl before but it just wasn’t in the cards this year.
Just like Joe Burrow did in year two at LSU, he leads his team to the championship in his second season with the Bengals. They head off to Los Angeles to play for the Lombardi Trophy.