McPherson & Burrow, Bengals stuns Chiefs in OT, reach first SB in 33 years

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Bengals stage furious rally, stun Chiefs 27-24 in OT to win AFC title game over Kansas City, Cincinnati advance to Super Bowl 56 since 1988..

Again, it went to overtime.

And again, the Chiefs won the coin toss.

But the Chiefs will not, again, defend their AFC title.

Who Dey!? Not those same ol’ Bungles. Not even close.

Joe Burrow and these young, hungry Cincinnati Bengals are Super Bowl-bound as unexpected and tenacious AFC champions.

Evan McPherson kicked a 31-yard field goal with 9:22 left in overtime after Burrow kept his cool while leading a furious second-half Rally comeback.

They got the Bengals to the NFL’s big game for the first time in 33 years with a 27-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs for the AFC championship on Sunday.

For the first time since the 1988 season, the Cincinnati Bengals are heading to the Super Bowl.

The upset seemed improbable midway through the second quarter, when the Chiefs had built a 21-3 lead against the intruders who had rebounded to beat them in Cincinnati last month.

But that was before the Bengals' defense came out in the second half humming to the tune of four sacks and a big-man interception at the line of scrimmage.
That happened before the Chiefs kicked a field goal as time expired to force overtime, with Patrick Mahomes heaving a ball downfield to receiver Tyreek Hill on third-and-10. Bengals safety Jessie Bates instead tipped the ball away from Hill and into the hands of fellow safety Vonn Bell for an interception.