Cincinnati Bengals Score Major Upset Win Over Kansas City Chiefs to Clinch Super Bowl Berth
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business EditorThe Cincinnati Bengals scored a near-miracle upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the NFL’s AFC Championship game, sending the team to the Super Bowl for the first time since the late 1980s.The Bengals scored a 27-24 overtime win against Kansas City in the Chiefs’ home stadium.
The Chiefs, a team that has made back-to-back trips to the Super Bowl during the past two years, were heavily favored to make it a three-peat this year.
The Bengals’ opponent will be decided later Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers play the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game in Los Angeles.The Bengals’ last trip to the NFL’s championship game came in January 1989 when the team lost 20-16 to San Francisco.
The Bengals also lost to San Francisco 26-21 in the team’s only other Super Bowl appearance, in January 1989. Sunday’s AFC Championship was a showdown of young quarterbacks, as the Chiefs’ hot-shot Patrick Mahomes has logged another banner season.
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