‘To God Be the Glory,’ Cincinnati’s Evan McPherson Sends Bengals to Super Bowl
February 1, 2022 | Ohio
Cincinnati’s Evan McPherson on Sunday booted four field goals, set an NFL record, and – more significantly – catapulted the Bengals to their first Super Bowl since the 1988 season with another walk-off kick.
“To God be the glory!!” he wrote on Instagram.
The Bengals will face the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl on Feb. 13.
In the span of five months, McPherson – a rookie – has become a household name among NFL fans, thanks to his heroics in the regular season and the postseason.
His 20-yard-field goal in overtime lifted Cincinnati to a 34-31 overtime win over the favored and home-standing Kansas City Chiefs, one week after he kicked a 52-yard walk-off field goal to upset the top-seeded Tennessee Titans.
He is the first placekicker in NFL history to make 12 postseason field goals without a miss and the first rookie placekicker to make 12 postseason field goals, according to CBS Sports. He was 4-for-4 on field goals in the postseason against the Chiefs, Titans and Oakland Raiders.
All total, he has five game-winning walk-off kicks for the season.
His game-winner Sunday took place after the Bengals intercepted Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals’ offense then drove methodically down the field, setting up the final kick… (Excerpts from Christian Headlines)
