Conference Championships · 2021 NFL Season

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Sun, Jan 30, 2022, 3:00 PM EST

AFC Championship

Cincinnati Bengals

Away · 10-7

Kansas City Chiefs

Home · 12-5

Final — Cincinnati Bengals win

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
CIN	3	7	11	3	3	27
KC	7	14	0	3	0	24

Cincinnati Bengals visit the Kansas City Chiefs in Conference Championships of the 2021 NFL season. Final: Cincinnati Bengals 27, Kansas City Chiefs 24.

Recap: Bengals top Chiefs 27-24 in OT to clinch Super Bowl trip →

Prediction & pick

Odds pick

Kansas City Chiefs

75% implied ·Strong

Against the spread

Pick'em / no spread

Crowd pick

Cincinnati Bengals 100%

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Betting lines

Moneyline

Cincinnati Bengals: 4.00

Kansas City Chiefs: 1.33

Spread

Cincinnati Bengals: —

Kansas City Chiefs: —

Over / Under

—

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Team stats

CIN KC

21 1st Downs 24

359 Total Yards 375

243 Passing 236

116 Rushing 139

8-14 3rd down efficiency 6-12

4-30 Penalties 2-11

1 Turnovers 2

35:56 Possession 29:42

Leaders

CIN

Passing Yards

Joe Burrow (QB) — 23/38, 250 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Yards

Joe Mixon (RB) — 21 CAR, 88 YDS
Receiving Yards

Tee Higgins (WR) — 6 REC, 103 YDS

KC

Passing Yards

Patrick Mahomes (QB) — 26/39, 275 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Yards

Jerick McKinnon (RB) — 12 CAR, 65 YDS
Receiving Yards

Travis Kelce (TE) — 10 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Q1 7:17 KC Tyreek Hill 10 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick) 0–7
Q1 0:36 CIN Evan McPherson 32 Yd Field Goal 3–7
Q2 12:14 KC Travis Kelce 5 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick) 3–14
Q2 5:04 KC Mecole Hardman 3 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick) 3–21
Q2 1:05 CIN Samaje Perine 41 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick) 10–21
Q3 2:58 CIN Evan McPherson 31 Yd Field Goal 13–21
Q3 0:14 CIN Ja'Marr Chase 2 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Joe Burrow Pass to Trent Taylor for Two-Point Conversion) 21–21
Q4 6:04 CIN Evan McPherson 52 Yd Field Goal 24–21
Q4 0:00 KC Harrison Butker 44 Yd Field Goal 24–24
OT 9:22 CIN Evan McPherson 31 Yd Field Goal 27–24

Standings

2025 AFC North Standings

Team	W-L	PF	PA
Pittsburgh	10-7	397	387
Baltimore	8-9	424	398
Cincinnati	6-11	414	492
Cleveland	5-12	279	379

2025 AFC West Standings

Team	W-L	PF	PA
Denver	14-3	401	311
Los Angeles	11-6	368	340
Kansas City	6-11	362	328
Las Vegas	3-14	241	432

Referee Bill Vinovich

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