Patrick Mahomes was bailed out by a penalty on his first interception of the drive.
He wasn’t so lucky on his second attempt. With the Cincinnati Bengals leading his Kansas City Chiefs 22-17 in the fourth quarter on Sunday, Mahomes looked to rookie speedster Xavier Worthy on the left sideline. Instead, he found Cam Taylor-Britt.
The Bengals cornerback covered Worthy well as he ran on second down. He then leaped to catch the ball with a right hand, much like Odell Beckham Jr. did.
He secured the capture and backed up his speech after trolling Worthy as he prepared for Sunday’s game.
“Speed. That’s it,” Taylor-Britt said of what Worthy did last week. “He can run straight lines. He can swipe and just run straight lines. He can’t do much else, so that’s it.”
The interception appeared to give the Bengals control of the rematch of two of the last three AFC championship games, but Cincinnati immediately gave the ball back.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow fumbled on the ensuing drive. Chiefs cornerback Chamarri Conner picked up the ball and returned it for a touchdown that put the Chiefs up 23-22.
Kansas City’s two-point conversion attempt failed, but it had already regained control of the game after Mahomes’ second interception of the day.