(610 Sports) – In one one of the wildest finishes in recent memory, the back-and-forth ending in regulation, which saw
With just :13 seconds on the game clock, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense were able to move the ball 44 yards, setting up placekicker Harrison Butker for a 49-yard field goal attempt with just :03 seconds remaining on the clock.
On 1st and 10, Mahomes was able to hook up with Tyreek Hill for a 19-yard catch-and-run. Following a time out, Mahomes was again able to connect with a receiver on 1st and 10, this time a 25-yard strike to tight end Travis Kelce, putting the Chiefs and Harrison Butker into field goal range.
Butker, having missed both a field goal and extra-point attempt, earlier in the game, was able to hit the ball true and tie the game at 36 as time expired.
Kansas City would win the toss in overtime and elect to receive the ball.
Mahomes and company marched down the field and ended it on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce in the back right corner of the end zone, where Kelce was able to double-tap and get both feet in for the score. Officials would look at a replay of the score, which affirmed that Kelce did indeed get both feet down in bounds
With the win, Kansas City moves on to the AFC Championship game to face the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati snapped the Chiefs' 8-game win streak just three weeks back. beating Kansas City 34-31 at Cincinnati.
The Bengals beat the AFC's top seeded Tennessee Titans 19-16 on Saturday in Nashville. Cincinnati is advancing to the AFC Championship game for the first time since 1988. Kansas City will be making their fourth-straight trip to the AFC Championship game, including back-to-back Super Bowl appearances the past two seasons.
