Bengals player Germaine Pratt expressed his frustration towards Joseph Ossai

the Cincinnati Bengals were emotional after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game the loss was hard to accept especially as it was so close to reaching the Super Bowl the events that led to the loss seemed to cause frustration among some players after the Bengals punted the ball with 30 seconds left the score tied 20-20 the Chiefs got the ball at Midfield and moved within range for a field goal to win the game on a third and four play at the Bengals 47-yard line Patrick Mahomes scrambled and was pushed out of

bounds by Joseph assai who was flagged for Unnecessary Roughness following the Bengals lost to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game the chiefs were awarded a 15-yard penalty for the rough play by Joseph assai on Patrick Mahomes this set up a four to five yard field goal attempt for Harrison bucker who made the kick to send the Chiefs to the Super Bowl Jermaine Pratt was seen yelling at acai after the game asking why he touched the quarterback Pratt later explained his Outburst on social media saying that emotions can be raw and if you love something

sometimes things can be said in the Heat of the Moment he emphasized that he was not holding a grudge and that he knows what kind of teammate he is meanwhile acai was visibly upset after the penalty but was consoled

by his teammates the head coach Zack Taylor stated that one play did not determine the outcome of the game