KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a primary down on his badly sprained right ankle, then was shoved late out of bounds by Joseph Ossai, giving Harrison Butker a likelihood to kick a 45-yard field goal with 3 seconds left that gave the Kansas City Chiefs a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals within the AFC title game Sunday night.
The Chiefs finally managed to beat the Bengals after three straight losses, including a three-point extra time defeat in last 12 months’s conference championship game. Kansas City advanced to play the Philadelphia Eagles of their third Super Bowl in 4 years.
Mahomes, who hurt his ankle against Jacksonville within the divisional round, threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns, regardless that he was missing three of his wide receivers to injuries by the fourth quarter.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling led the best way with 116 yards and a touchdown, while Travis Kelce — bad back and all — had seven for 78 yards and a rating.
Joe Burrow had 270 yards passing with a touchdown and two interceptions for Cincinnati. He was sacked five times.
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