Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow shared a brief moment together on the field after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship on Sunday night to earn their ticket to the Super Bowl, but it was nothing but love from both star quarterbacks.
The matchup came to a tense end with a game-winning field goal for the Chiefs that was ultimately set up by an untimely unnecessary roughness penalty from Bengals second-year pro Joseph Ossai.
Kansas City, Missouri, United States; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai (58) shoves Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) as he steps out of bounds, resulting in a passer roughing penalty and placing the Chiefs in field goal position in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship. NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
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The Chiefs certainly dismissed the idea of Arrowhead Stadium being the burrow grounds, but when Mahomes approached the third-year quarterback to shake hands, it was all about respect.
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«Lots more, dog, lots more. Great game. You’ve got a great run, dog,» Mahomes said as he hugged Burrow.
«You too, brother,» he replied. «Go win it now.»
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Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals and Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs meet on the field after the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Burrow was 3-0 in his career against Mahomes, including last year’s AFC title game, when Kansas City blew an early 21-3 lead in overtime at Arrowhead Stadium, prompting several Bengals players to call it «Burrowhead.»
«I just think that’s what makes football fun,» Burrow said of the postgame trash talk. «It’s all love at the end of the day.»
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Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals warms up before the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 29, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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«They know the respect we have for them and we know the respect they have for us. It’s an intense and emotional game and things like that are going to happen, but I think that’s why the game is fun.»
Mahomes, who sprained a high ankle in a divisional round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, will have two weeks to recover before facing the philadelphia eagles February 12.