Chiefs Defeat Bengals 26-25 with Harrison Butker’s 51-Yard Walk-Off Field Goal

In a game that lived up to the expectations set by previous matchups between these two teams, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-25. Like these teams started the game, they traded punches to kick off the second half. First, it was the Chiefs, who, after receiving the half’s opening kickoff, drove 70 yards in 13 plays, as Patrick Mahomes found his backup offensive tackle Wanya Morris for the unlikeliest of touchdown passes.

Then, after the Chiefs managed to take their first lead of the game, Joe Burrow and Co. fought back. Burrow completed three of his five passes for 60 yards as he capped off the drive with a three-yard touchdown strike to Andrei Iosivas. Then came another Chiefs’ giveaway. On the ensuing drive, Mahomes looked downfield to his rookie speedster Xavier Worthy. And despite Worthy being the NFL Scouting Comebine’s fastest man, it didn’t prevent Mahomes from throwing his second interception. Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt reeled in an incredible one-handed interception on a ball that looked to have been a little underthrown from Mahomes.

Yet, the Chiefs made the game’s next biggest play. Under pressure, Burrow was sacked and lost the ball on third down, which the Chiefs’ Chamarri Conner recovered and returned for a 38-yard scoop and score.

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The Chiefs’ 23-22 lead wouldn’t last long, though, as the Bengals managed another field goal on their ensuing drive, giving them a two-point lead. And despite the Chiefs suffering a three-and-out, Kansas City’s defense got the stop they needed to set up a potential game-winning drive.

It all came down to a fourth-down conversion, and while the Chiefs originally converted a fourth-and-six as Mahomes found Rashee Rice for a 21-yard gain, an illegal hands-to-the-face penalty negated it. So, with the fourth-down replay, Mahomes went right back to Rice. While it fell incomplete, a defensive pass interference penalty moved the chains and eventually set up Harrison Butker’s walk-off 51-yard field goal.