Posted on 09/15/2024 5:28:14 PM PDT by sopo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- — Harrison Butker kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired and the Kansas City Chiefs, kept alive by a pass interference call on Bengals safety Daijahn Anthony on fourth down in the final minute, rallied to beat Cincinnati 26-25 on Sunday.
Patrick Mahomes threw for 151 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, but it was his incomplete pass to Rashee Rice on fourth-and-16 from the Kansas City 35 that turned out to be decisive. Anthony arrived a split-second early and hit Rice from behind with his body, and flags flew with 38 seconds remaining as the crowd in Arrowhead Stadium erupted.
The penalty came just after the Chiefs had a long gain on fourth down wiped out by a penalty of their own.
The pass interference call moved the Chiefs to the Cincinnati 36, and the Chiefs ran a couple of plays to bleed the clock for the big-legged Butker, who turned around and started walking off the field even before his kick went through the uprights.
Joe Burrow threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns, both to Andrei Iosivas, as the Bengals (0-2) came up empty against one of their biggest nemeses for the third straight time. That includes a loss to Kansas City in the AFC championship game.
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I LOVE Butker. Mahomes is a nice guy. His wife is even better.
But that PI against Cincinnati was total BS. Ref was getting paid from Las Vegas.
Nobody expected that the Bengals would man up after a really awful game a week ago.
Bookies need to make their money.
Yessiree!
For the refs to tilt it to the Chiefs, they just “miss” the hands to the face on the previous 51 yard play. Plus the the Chiefs need a kicker able to hit from 51 and not choke, while the Bengal kicker missed a PAT. I agree, it was one of Mahomes’ worst games though, he needs Kelce or a replacement to be able to get open.
I thought it was a bullshit call. The defender was playing the ball.
I completely agree with your assessment.
I’m borrowing that! Hope you don’t mind. It fits perfectly.
Did Taylor Swift cheer or boo Harrison Butker?
They showed her celebrating after the win, since he made the wiining kick, I guess she was cheering him, unless she was just cheering the snapper.
She booed him personally while hiking up her skirt for the team. Kinda like her heroine, Kamala Harris.
I agrre, nice guy; he’d be playing better football with a different girlfriend, I think and the Chiefs need to find a solution to his not playing up to what they need from him.
Not at all. The defender hit him before the ball arrived and it was clearly very catchable. Penalty...the Bengals didn’t even challenge the call.
I had no idea Kelsey was that short.
Butker the pro-life Trump supporter, beats Joe Burrow, the pro-abortion Kamala supporter, now sporting the gay AF bleached highlights in his hair. Happy day.
Yep, I was illicitly-streaming Red Zone and the host showed a quad box with all 4 games under penalty, which he had never seen, and he jokingly called it "Ref Zone".
I’m thinking the fumble recovery for the TD was questionable and an earlier 4th down interference call should have been negated because the chiefs o line guy was trying to strangle a pass rusher
Didn’t know that about Burrow, always liked him; Butker stood up well to the hate and rage
It was a totally obvious interference call that gets called 98 out of 100 times. The Bengal coach said the refs called a fair game.
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