Great game.
Gots to give it to Mahomes.
Chris Jones player of the game. 5 QB hits, 2 sacks, 3 hurries and he drew at least two holding penalties, an illegal motion penalty and a grounding call (although the grounding “penalty “was questionable).
My takes as a Bengals fan:
1) losing three oline men the last 3 weeks of the season was a huge challenge to overcome. A snowy field in Buffalo made many believe the reserves were better than they were.
2) can’t give up that long putt return on the final drive.
3) can’t push Mahomes when he’s out of bounds.
4) I am not a blame the refs kind of guy but my goodness. In the fourth quarter alone, KC got a free play (mulligan). KC got a false PI call (Hilton). KC gets a grounding call on Burrow in which Perine (RB) was in the area. There was clearly a roughing the passer on Burrow not called. There was two holds (not called) on the Mahomes scramble which neglects the Ossai out of bounds hit. There was clearly a block in the back penalty/hold (not called) on the 27 yd punt return.
5) stay humble. Stop the trash talking. Calling the loudest stadium in the NFL (Arrowhead) Burrowhead when you have a patchwork oline in which communication is a must was not smart. Those KC fans brought it even more so than normal. This put even more pressure on the Bengals oline.