As much as the AFC title tilt was a testament to the resilience and magnificent rise of Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, it also was a rather damning indictment of the heavily favored Kansas City Chiefs, writes JarrettBell for usatodaysports.
Mackenzie Salmon 'overreacts' the biggest storylines from the Bengals shocking win over the Chiefs to advance to their first Super Bowl in 33 years.As much as the AFC title tilt on Sunday was a testament to the resilience and magnificent rise of Joe Burrow & Co. –It was a rather damning indictment of the heavily favored, former AFC champs.
They blew the blowout. Oh, for the lessons they can learn and the haunting images that they’ll take to the offseason. Lesson 1: Don’t let a team hang around by not putting them away when they’re down. This trip to the Super Bowl turned at the end of the first half, when the Chiefs wasted the opportunity to pad their lead before the break.
Sure, the buck stops with Reid. But it was a collaborative effort, and Mahomes suddenly began mimicking some of the flaws we saw in October during his early season slump. The Bengals' defense switched up its scheme in the second half, dropping more defenders into coverage and rushing four and sometimes three linemen on Mahomes in order to clog the passing lanes. It worked. And they still got to Mahomes with their undermanned rush.
“When we stopped them before halftime, we got the momentum and it carried over,” said Bengals safety Vonn Bell, who got the pick that set up Evan McPherson’s game-winning, 31-yard field goal.
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