Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs 1/30/22 - NFL Picks & Predictions

The Cincinnati Bengals visit Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday the play the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, with the winner moving on to play in Super Bowl LVI. The Bengals defeated the Tennessee Titans 19-16 on Saturday in their AFC divisional playoff matchup. Joe Burrow passed for 348 yards with one interception for Cincinnati, while the Bengals defense allowed the Titans to 353 yards of total offense but more importantly, forced three Tennessee turnovers.

Through the first two games of the postseason, Joe Burrow has passed for 592 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Joe Mixon has rushed for 102 yards and one touchdown but is averaging only 3.3 yards per carry. The leading receiver is Ja’Mar Chase with 225 yards and is averaging 16.1 yards per reception. On defense, Logan Wilson is the leading tackler with 20 and four players each have 1.0 quarterback sacks for the Bengals defense.

Kansas City reached the AFC Championship game by defeating the Buffalo Bills 42-36 in an exciting overtime matchup at home on Sunday night. Patrick Mahomes passed for 378 yards with three touchdowns and was the leading rusher for the Chiefs with 69 yards and one touchdown. Tyreek Hill caught 11 passes for 150 yards and one TD. Kansas City gained 552 yards of total offense but the Chiefs allowed Buffalo 422 yards of total offense.

In two games during the postseason, Patrick Mahomes has passed for 782 yards with eight touchdowns and one interception. Mahomes is the leading rusher in the postseason for Kansas City with 98 yards and  one touchdown. Tyreek Hill is the leading receiver with 207 yards and two touchdowns, while Travis Kelce has 204 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, L’Jarius Sneed is the leading tackler in the postseason with 17 and four players have 1.0 quarterback sacks apiece.