Trash talk is nothing new among the NFL, primarily as the Super Bowl draws near.
But when Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval offered his own two cents, asking for a paternity test to see if Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes father, players took notice but did not respond immediately.
Yahoo! Sports reported Bengals players took the trash-talking further in referring to their rival Kansas City Chiefs stadium as Burrowhead Stadium in anticipation of a win against them on Sunday.
The KC Chiefs didnt immediately respond, but the words did not go unnoticed. Not at all. The Kansas City Chiefs bided their time until after the game ended.
The teams took the Kansas City field, and, in the end, the Chiefs won in their house, 23-20, over the Bengals, making them Super Bowl LVII bound to go head-to-head with the Philadelphia Eagles. All thanks to Harrison Butker bringing home the win in the final moments.
During the CBS postgame interview, Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Keice decided it was time to give a little something back to the Cincinnati Bengals. Kelce interrupted Mahomes interview with, Burrowhead, my a**! Its Mahomes house!
The trash-talking didnt just start on Sunday. It began earlier in the week when Pureval proclaimed gameday as They Gotta Play Us Day. He rubbed it in by pointing out that KCs Mahomes had an 0-3 record against Cincys quarterback Joe Burrow. According to Fox News, Mahomes said, The mayor came at me, man. Hes the mayor of Cincinnati, so hes gotta think about something.
And Kelce continued. During the trophy presentation, he called back to the Cincinnati Mayors comments, saying, I got some wise words for that Cincinnati mayor: Know your role and shut your mouth, you jabroni!
Mahomes wife, Brittany, was not amused with the mayors comments either. She tweeted, WEAK & embarrassing.
The KC Chiefs will go to the Super Bowl for the third time within four years. While the Cincinnati Bengals are a good team, theyll have to wait until next year to vie for a spot on the Super Bowl stage.
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