(KANSAS CITY, MO) – The Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs battled it out on Sunday in a recreation that had six lead modifications, however it will be the Chiefs who prevailed on a 51 yard Harrison Butker area aim within the closing seconds to offer KC at 2-0 begin.
Cincinnati jumped out to a 10-3 after an Akeem Davis-Gaither interception on Patrick Mahomes later led to a Joe Burrow 4 yard landing cross to Andrei Iosivas.
The Chiefs then responded by Patrick Mahomes throwing top-of-the-line landing passes of his profession on a 44 yard rainbow down the sideline to Rashee Rice to tie the sport at 10. Rice completed the sport with 5 catches for 75 yards and a landing.
“That was positively a dime. It was cowl two. It is sort of the identical route I ran final yr, besides they gave me the leeway to not make a mistake on the route,” mentioned Rice. “So I sort of had inside-outside finest launch. Pat simply discovered me, and he threw it previous the security, which the security could not make a play.”
Cincinnati then kicked 2 area objectives and the Bengals led 16-10 on the half. However within the second half, the Chiefs went with the trickery down on the aim line and Patrick Mahomes hit Wanya Morris for a deal with eligible landing from a yard out. Morris’ first landing since he was in highschool. The Chiefs have been again in entrance 17-16. Mahomes completed 18-of-25 passing for 151 yards, 2 landing passes and a pair of interceptions within the win.
“I used to be within the huddle, and so they informed me they have been going to name it. I used to be simply telling myself, okay, do not be nervous,” mentioned Morris. “If the canvas is on me, I attempt to make it look mad discreet. Simply strive to not give it away.”
The Bengals answered later within the third quarter, on 4th and aim Burrow linked with Iosivas once more for the pair’s second landing of the day, Cincinnati again in entrance 22-16. Burrow completed 23-of-36 for 258 yards and a pair of touchdowns towards the Chiefs.
Patrick Mahomes would then throw his second interception on the finish of the third quarter, this one to Cam Taylor-Britt leaping within the air to snag the ball out of the air for a play-of-the-year candidate. However on Cincinnati’s subsequent drive, Burrow could be hit by KC’s Mike Danna and Tershawn Wharton and would fumble, defensive again Chamarri Conner would decide up the fumble and return it 38 yards for a landing and a 23-22 Chiefs lead after the missed two level conversion.
“Simply taking part in lights out, man. It was an enormous play to swing the sport, and I noticed him roll out. Simply to make a play and make a play on the ball,” mentioned Danna. “I did not even know the ball got here out. So when the ball got here out and Chamarri scooped and scored, that is a rating for the protection!”
“I simply noticed the ball rolling out. I noticed the D lineman make a play. I noticed the ball come out, and I simply went to go scoop it,” mentioned Conner. “I did not hear the whistle, so I used to be simply taking part in via the whistle, decide it up, take all of it the best way to the home.”
Cincinnati would then kick a area aim to re-take the lead, 25-23. On Kansas Metropolis’s last-ditch drive, on 4th and 16, Mahomes’ cross fell incomplete to Rashee Rice however cross interference was known as on Cincinnati’s Daijahn Anthony. Giving the Chiefs life and ultimately establishing Butker’s 51 yard area aim to win it.
“Throughout observe, I attempt to put a ton of strain on myself, and Coach (Andy) Reid and Coach (Dave) Toub, they do a terrific job with that,” mentioned Butker. “But when I could make my set of eight kicks on Wednesdays and Thursdays for a Sunday recreation really feel like recreation winners, and if I could make my 10 kicks going each methods in pregame warm-up really feel like recreation winners, and once I get to a game-winning second, nothing totally different ought to occur.”
Kansas Metropolis subsequent performs on the Atlanta Falcons for Sunday Evening Soccer on September twenty second.