Bengals 27, Chiefs 24 – FINAL
“Usually when you lose the coin flip against those guys, you’re going home,” Joe Burrow said after the game, just after getting a congratulatory hug from former Bengal Ickey Woods. Woods was a rookie the last time Cincinnati went to the Super Bowl, in the 1988 season. Another rookie, Evan McPherson, kicked the 31-yard field goal in overtime Sunday that gave them a 27–24 win over the Chiefs at Arrowhead, crowning the Bengals champions of the AFC and sending them to Super Bowl LVI.