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AFC Championship Game: Chiefs beat Bengals 23-20

KANSAS CITY. Mo. — Harrison Butker’s 45-yard field goal with three seconds left on Sunday lifted Kansas City to a 23-20 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game, sending the Chiefs to Super Bowl LVII.

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The Chiefs will face off against the Eagles on Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The Chiefs avenged last year’s 27-24 loss to the Bengals. According to ESPN, this year is the first time in the Bengals’ history that they were able to play in consecutive AFC championship games, and it’s the fifth straight AFC championship game for the Chiefs.

Chiefs’ Quarterback Patrick Mahomes played with a sprained ankle and was able to take down Joe Burrow and the Bengals’ three straight wins streak over Kansas City, according to ESPN.

Mahomes threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns, even as he was missing three of his wide receivers at the end, according to The Associated Press.

Butker was able to get a 45-yard field goal to win 23-20 against the Bengals, according to ESPN. He won the game for the Chiefs.

Kansas City will now play in its third Super Bowl in four years and will face a team that Chiefs coach Andy Reid coached for 14 seasons.

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