AFC Championship Game – Live updates of Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Will the Kansas City Chiefs make it three straight trips to the Super Bowl, or will second-year quarterback Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals prevail in what promises to be a high-scoring showdown?

While Super Bowl LIV MVP Patrick Mahomes has experience on his side, Burrow is the fifth player in the past 30 seasons to enter a conference championship game while leading the NFL in both completion percentage and yards per attempt (including playoffs). So yeah, he’s pretty good at this football thing.

We’ve got you covered with all the action as Cincinnati tries to earn its first AFC title since 1988, and Mahomes & Co. look to keep the crown in Kansas City.

Q2

Come for Bengals RB Samaje Perine’s 41-yard TD run and stay for Ja’Marr Chase with the lead block. Cincinnati marches 70 yards down the field to make it a 21-10 game before the half.

SAMAJE PERINE. 41 YARDS. #RuleTheJungle #NFLPlayoffs

📺: #CINvsKC on CBS
📱: https://t.co/dKNUFkxkbU pic.twitter.com/81OqBLVARm

— NFL (@NFL) January 30, 2022

Three touchdowns, three different receivers. Mahomes is, in fact, in his bag. The QB completes Kansas City’s third offensive drive (yep, he’s thrown a score on each of his team’s drives) with a toss to Mecole Hardman, who finds the end zone to make it a 21-3 game.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, Mahomes has never lost when taking a lead of 15 or more points (37-0 including playoffs).

While we’re on the subject of relevant stats, it also feels worth mentioning that per Elias Sports Bureau, the Chiefs are the first team to score touchdowns on their first three drives in either a conference championship game or a Super Bowl since the 1994 season (San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XXIX).

First Hill. Then Kelce. Now Hardman.

Three first half TDs…