2nd & aim. Mahomes takes a five-yard sack right here, that’s on Sam Hubbard, pushing them to the Cincinnati 9. The Bengals take a timeout.
17:58
Bengals 24-21 Chiefs, 1:26, 4th quarter
It’s 1st & aim on the Cincinnati 5. The clock is a large issue right here, the Chiefs don’t wish to depart the Bengals any time right here. So, Mahomes fingers off to McKinnon for the acquire of a single yard.
The Bengals take a timeout right here.
17:56
Bengals 24-21 Chiefs, 1:30, 4th quarter
1st & 10 on the Cincinnati 15, Mahomes takes it himself and rushes for 4 yards. 2nd & 6. Mahomes runs and runs and runs and… will get an extra 4 yards when it’s all mentioned and achieved. 3rd & 2 on the Bengals 7. Mahomes finds Kelce for… precisely two yards. And the Chiefs take a timeout.
17:53
Roger Kirkby:
These savvy Vegas guys don’t throw cash away, for the chief’s to win by 8 appears to be like means off within the distance, and so they ain’t successful proper now. Go Bengals defence.
Properly, the Chiefs are knocking on the door now.
17:52
Bengals 24-21 Chiefs, 2:00, 4th quarter
After being silent the whole second half, the Chiefs offense has woken up on the worst doable time for Cincinnati. On 1st & 10 on the Bengals’ 38, Hardman will get 9 yards. On the following play, McKinnon runs the ball to the Bengals’ 15 yard line and takes us to the two-minute warning.
17:50
Bengals 24-21 Chiefs, 3:29, 4th quarter
2nd & 2 at their very own 43, McKinnon picks up 1 yard. Now now we have the largest third-down state of affairs of the sport. Mahomes throws to Kelce and the most effective tight finish within the league offers them an 18-yard acquire that takes them into the Bengals 38.
17:48
Bengals 24-21 Chiefs, 4:55, 4th quarter
One other kickoff, one other touchback. The Chiefs are at their very own 25 once more. Mahomes throws a go to Hardman, which supplies them a 5 yard acquire. 2nd & 10, Mahomes finds Kelce to make up the ten-yard distinction. 1st & 10 at their very own 35, Mahomes goes into shotgun mode and finds Kelce for an eight yard acquire.
17:45
Burrow got here into this sport expressing his annoyance that folks thought of the Bengals’ underdogs. All the arrogance on the planet, this man has, and might you blame him?
17:44
Subject aim! Bengals 24-21 Chiefs
Bengals 24-21 Chiefs, 6:04, 4th quarter
Lastly some excellent news for Kansas Metropolis on this drive: a false begin penalty pushes the Bengals again 5 yards. It’s now 1st & 15 on the Chiefs’ 39. Burrow’s first go try is incomplete. Second down. Burrow finds Chase for a 5 yard acquire, which at the least erases the penalty. It’s 3rd & 10 on the Chiefs 34. Burrow’s subsequent throw is incomplete, however they’re in discipline aim vary.
McPherson’s 52-yard discipline aim is… JUST good. The Bengals have the lead on one other clutch McPherson kick! Followers at Arrowhead are shocked and they need to be.
17:39
Bengals 21-21 Chiefs, 8:22, 4th quarter
1st & 10 on the Cincinnati 45… and right here come the flags. It’s an offside penalty on the protection, which can give the Bengals an extra 5 yards right here. So, it’s 1st 7 5 on the 50-yard line. Burrow throws to Higgins who places on a yards-after-the-catch clinic and prolonged right into a 16-yard play. The Bengals are actually on the Kansas Metropolis 34.
17:36
Bengals 21-21 Chiefs, 8:42, 4th quarter
It’s 1st & 10, by some means, on the Bengals 31. Mixon picks up a yard. 2nd & 9, Burrow finds Boyd to chop it to a 3rd & 7 state of affairs. At his personal 34, Burrow scrambles but once more and will get a primary down but once more! The eleven yard run takes him to the Cincinnati 45.
On the following play, the Bengals take a timeout.
17:34
Bengals 21-21 Chiefs, 11:01, 4th quarter
The Bengals have already secured an ethical victory: can they pull off an actual victory? They begin at their very own 20 the place Mixon picks up 4 yards. 2nd & 6, Burrow throws a technique too low. The Chiefs have a 3rd & 6 state of affairs and an opportunity to close this down, however as an alternative their protection can’t get to Burrow who decides to maintain the ball and take it himself for a seven yard acquire that takes them to their very own 31 and provides them a primary down.
17:30
Bengals 21-21 Chiefs, 12:36, 4th quarter
Edwards-Helaire picks up 4 yards to get to the Bengals 49, organising a 2nd & 6 state of affairs. Mahomes throws his subsequent go simply over Edwards-Helaire in a uncommon poor throw. This can be a huge third down state of affairs right here. Let’s face it: ever state of affairs is vital right here.
Mahomes will get sacked once more! It’s an eight-yard loss courtesy of Trey Hendrickson, the Bengals protection successfully erases the interception and forces Kansas Metropolis to punt as soon as extra. Townsend’s punt, but once more, falls into the top zone for a touchback.
17:25
Bengals 21-21 Chiefs, 14:01, 4th quarter
And the Bengals drive promptly ends! Burrow tries to throw to Chase, however as an alternative L’Jarius Sneed picks it off on the Kansas Metropolis 47! They get the ball proper again! Unbelievable!
17:23
Bengals 21-21 Chiefs, 14:14, 4th quarter
Mahomes has loads of time with the ball and finally ends up scrambling… for a nine-yard loss! That’s his first sack of the sport. The Bengals cease the Chiefs but once more: they haven’t scored this whole half. Right here comes the punt group. Townsend’s punt is returned by Taylor to the Bengals 34, the place they may begin their drive.
17:21
I can’t beileve I’m saying this, however this sport has gone from a possible blowout to a worthy follow-up to Payments-Chiefs.
I’m not complaining.
17:20
Bengals 21-21 Chiefs, finish of the threerd quarter
McPherson’s kickoff goes for a touchback. The Chiefs will begin from their very own 25. Mahomes throws incomplete to McKinnon. 2nd & 10, Mahomes finds Kelce for a seven yard acquire to their very own 32. Will probably be 3rd & 3 when the fourth quarter begins.
The Bengals are on the Kansas Metropolis 27 with a recent set of down. That is hassle for the Chiefs. Mixon takes it to the 22 on first down. 2nd & 5 on the Kansas Metropolis 22, the Burrow-to-Chase pipeline offers them 17 yards and takes them to the Kansas Metropolis 5!
1st & aim, Mixon will get to the two. 2nd & aim, Burrow can’t join with Chase. He doesn’t miss the following time, he finds Burrow ultimately zone for a landing! After a profitable two-point conversion (Burrow-to-Taylor) now we have a tie sport!
If I didn’t should maintain stay running a blog, I’d collapse proper right here and now.
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17:12
Bengals 13-21 Chiefs, 2:23, 3rd quarter
OH WOW. Sport altering second right here! Trey Hill picks off Mahomes, his first interception in a championship sport, on the Kansas Metropolis 29 and takes it an extra three yards! Bengals ball!
17:11
Bengals 13-21 Chiefs, 2:58, 3rd quarter
McPherson’s kick hits the Bengals finish zone for a touchback. The Chiefs lead has been lower by three-points however they’ve to love the place they’re proper now. McKinnon will get the ball and runs for seven yards to the Kansas Metropolis 32.
17:08
Subject aim! Bengals 13-21 Chiefs
Bengals 13-21 Chiefs, 3:46, 3rd quarter
1st & 10 on the Chiefs 26, Burrow finds Mixon for 18 yards to place them on the Kansas Metropolis 8. Issues are getting dicey right here for the Chiefs, however that is proper when their protection steps up. Melvin Ingram sacks Burrow for the primary time of the sport: it’s a lack of seven yards. On 2nd & aim, Burrow throws incomplete, pressured once more by Ingram. Burrow’s subsequent go to Perine solely will get them two yards so that they should accept a discipline aim.
McPherson’s 31-yarder is nice however that seems like a misplaced alternative for Cincinnati.
17:04
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 5:02, 3rd quarter
Mixon will get stopped for no acquire on the following play. 2nd & 10, nonetheless on the Kansas Metropolis 32. On the following play, the Chiefs choose a awful time to choose up their first penalty of the sport. Burrow’s throw was incomplete however they get six yards and first down out of it regardless.
17:02
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 6:25, 3rd quarter
On the following play, Mixon will get the ball however can’t advance it. The officers throw a flag, nevertheless it’s unintended (at the least it’s not a whistle this time).
After being comparatively quiet at the moment, Ja’Marr Chase will get in on the motion within the subsequent play. Burrow finds Chase for a 22 yard acquire that places them on the Chiefs 32 yard line. They’re beginning to threaten right here.
17:00
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 7:26, 3rd quarter
On 1st & 10, Mixon runs the ball to the Cincinnati 40 in a five-yard acquire. 2nd & 5, Burrow finds Drew Pattern for what is almost a primary down. On 3rd & 1, it’s Quarterback Sneak Time as Burrow barrels his means by way of for a primary down that takes them to their very own 46.
16:56
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 8:48, 3rd quarter
We’re on the Chiefs 20. Edwards-Helaire will get 4 yards. 2nd & 6 on the 24: Mahomes throws an extended one to nowhere. It’s an enormous third down for the Bengals protection and… the Bengals pressure yet one more punt! Halftime changes could be a heck of a factor.
Townsend’s 42 yard punt will put the Bengals at their very own 35. Can they take benefit?
16:53
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 10:16, 3rd quarter
Don’t snicker however that punt may pay dividends right here, discipline place sensible. Mahomes throws to Edwards-Helaire who runs for 4 yards. On their very own 11, the Chiefs choose up a primary down as Hardman picks up 10 yards earlier than being pushed out of bounds by Von Bell, who may have been flagged for a penalty.
16:50
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 11:08, 3rd quarter
It’s 2nd & 14 on the Kansas Metropolis 43 and oof Burrow can’t discover tight finish Drew Pattern. On 3rd & 14, Burrow throws incomplete to Higgins. That can be two straight possessions now with out a scoring change, imagine it or not. Huber’s punt will put the Chiefs at their very own 7 yard line to begin their subsequent possession.
16:46
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 11:13, 3rd quarter
There’s the second-half begin this Bengals offense wanted. Burrow matches Mahomes with a bomb of a throw to Higgins to the Kansas Metropolis 39-yard line. That’s a 44 yard go. Mixon picks up two yards on the primary right down to the 37.
Then, sadly, the Bengals get hit with a five-yard delay of sport penalty.
16:44
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 12:58, 3rd quarter
Tommy Townsend, who in all probability thought he had a break day, is available in to punt, a 57-yarder that’s returned eleven yards by Trent Taylor to the Bengals 17.
16:41
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 13:03, 3rd quarter
On 1st & 10, McKinnon picks up six yards to the 27. On 2nd & 4, Mahomes throws to Pringle for aa six yard acquire and a primary acquire. With a recent set of downs, McKinnon takes the ball to the Kansas Metropolis 37. 2nd & 6, Mahomes throws incomplete… twice in a row?
Oh wow, the Chiefs are literally going to punt right here from their 37.
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16:39
Begin of the second half
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, 14:55, 3rd quarter
Byron Pringle takes McPherson’s kickoff from the top zone to the Kansas Metropolis 27, the place the Chiefs will begin their opening drive of the second half.
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16:33
Large comedy right here because the Halftime Present utterly drowns out the Halftime Evaluation crew who’re compelled to scream on the digital camera and at one another to get out their factors.
Greatest halftime of the postseason.
E-mail from Mike Priest:
As a “viewer” caught in New Zealand…extra knowledge please.
Whereas on lengthy industrial breaks…set the sector up.. final contact down had no concept wher Cincinnati was taking part in from …then immediately a 40+ yard run.
Thanks.
Keep on, Mike Priest
Honest sufficient. In my protection, Mahomes and Burrow are going so quick that it’s one thing of a problem for me to get all the small print out with out falling means behind myself! I’ll make a greater effort within the second half.
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16:29
Halftime ideas
CBS must be blissful about that Apple sort out, it retains the Chiefs off the board and it places the Bengals in a way more manageable place than they might be in any other case. An eleven level deficit in opposition to this high-flying offense isn’t an excellent state of affairs, nevertheless it’s not unimaginable for this Bengals group, offered their protection can step up. They should cease a Chiefs drive with out an help from the sport clock.
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16:26
Halftime! Bengals 10-21 Chiefs
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, finish of the twond quarter
Oh wow! Due to a clutch Eli Apple sort out that retains Hill out of the top zone, the Bengals get a key cease as time runs out!
16:22
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, :09, 2nd quarter
Mahomes simply airs one out and attracts a defensive go interference name that places them in a 1st & aim state of affairs. The Bengals name a timeout and check out to determine what precisely they may probably do right here.
16:19
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, :13, 2nd quarter
The Bengals protection appears to haven’t any solutions for Mahomes. Truthfully, there may not *be* any solutions for Mahomes. He throws to Kelce for a nine-yard acquire to the Cincinnati 25. There are 13 seconds left on the clock. Payments followers can inform you how this story ends.
16:18
Bengals 10-21 Chiefs, :41, 2nd quarter
McPherson’s kickoff places the Chiefs at their very own 19. On 1st & 10, Mahomes throws incomplete to Hardman. 2nd & 10. Mahomes makes one other MASSIVE throw, this one’s to Hill and it’s a 33 yard completion to the Cincinnati 48. They’re already cooking. Mahomes finds Hill once more, this time for a 14 yard sport to the 34. And now we have a Chiefs timeout.
16:14
Landing! Bengals 10-21 Chiefs
1:05, 2nd quarter
Properly that’s not nice for the Bengals: Mixon will get taken down for a two yard loss. It’s 2nd & 12, and going backward is precisely the factor I warned them in opposition to on Friday.
OH! By no means thoughts… Perine goes off for a 41 yard run into the top zone! That’s the primary Bengals landing of the sport! Plus, the additional level is nice! If they’ll maintain the Chiefs from scoring within the subsequent minute, we’re going to have a ballgame heading into the second half!
After all, that’s an eternity for Mahomes.
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16:10
Business Commentary Nook: I don’t know why I’m the one particular person of my now-graying technology who hates “Jackass” however let me inform you that this contemporary day revival is bringing again all types of highschool recollections of feeling out-of-place.
16:08
Bengals 3-21 Chiefs, 2:00, 2nd quarter
On 1st & 10, Burrow basically offers up and throws it to the bottom. On 2nd & 10, nevertheless, Burrow hits Higgins for an 18-yard acquire. I’ll say this: he doesn’t appear too rattled by the rating.
They’re on the Chiefs 39 on the two-minute warning. They desperately want to attain a landing earlier than the half in the event that they wish to keep on this factor.
16:05
Bengals 3-21 Chiefs, 3:36, 2nd quarter
On 1st & 10, Burrow finds Chase for a six-yard acquire however Mixon will get stuffed for a uncommon one-yard loss on the following play. It’s yet one more 3rd & 5 for the Bengals, however this time Burrow can discover Higgins for an eight-yard acquire.
16:04
Bengals 3-21 Chiefs, 5:01, 2nd quarter
What a brutal few hours for the town of Cincinnati: first WKRP’s Dr. Johnny Fever dies and now the beginning of this sport.
The excellent news for the Bengals is that in the event that they determine a method to win this sport will probably be one of many NFL’s all-time nice comebacks.
Butker’s kickoff is returned by Chris Evans to the Cincinnati 30.
16:00
Landing! Bengals 3-21 Chiefs
5:04, 2nd quarter
On 1st & 10, Edwards-Helaire will get one other 4 yards. 2nd & 6, Burrow throws to McKinnon on the Cincinnati 15. An enormous 3rd & 1 right here: can the Bengals at the least pressure the Chiefs to accept a discipline aim?
No. They very a lot can’t. Mahomes finds Kelce for a 12 yard acquire. It’s first and aim on the Bengals 3 and… we’ve seen this film earlier than. Ultimately zone, Mahomes finds Hardman and makes it look straightforward man. That’s the Chiefs’ third straight landing!
No you don’t even should ask in regards to the additional level.