Patrick Mahomes played in the AFC Championship Game through a high ankle sprain and gave the closest thing a football player can get to a Michael Jordan-esque performance in a 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
In the fourth quarter, Mahomes separated the Kansas City Chiefs from the Bengals with a 5-yard run and when he went out of bounds he was pushed from behind by Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai. The defender was penalized for unnecessary roughness and the flag was thrown. He moved the Chiefs up 15 yards.
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Travis Kelce, #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs, celebrates after catching a touchdown pass against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second quarter in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Harrison Butker then nailed the 45-yard field goal to give Kansas City the lead and ultimately win the game.
Mahomes had his faith in mind as he spoke to CBS’s Tracy Wolfson.
“First of all, I want to thank God, man,” Mahomes said. “He healed my body this week to fight it. He gave me the strength to be here.
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Patrick Mahomes, #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs, celebrates after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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“I was with this team, man. We played together. I said it from the beginning, when we were in the locker room, I said we have to be together and this team stepped up. It’s a great football team and we showed this place.” it’s Arrowhead, it’s not Burrowhead here,” he added referring to the trash talk the Bengals were giving their teammates earlier in the week.
Even as he limped around Arrowhead Stadium, Mahomes was still going 29 of 43 for 326 yards and two touchdown passes. He had 8 rushing yards.
Patrick Mahomes, #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs, celebrates after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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The Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.
