Skip Bayless has never shied away from hot takes, either on TV or on Twitter, and he hasn't shied away from defending them, either. Sunday was no different as Bayless took to Twitter and let all three million of his followers know he had little to no faith in the Bengals to beat the Chiefs in the AFC championship game.
As it turns out, they did, and Bayless looked foolish in the process.
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His doubt started creeping in early in the game when Mahomes was dealing and threw three touchdowns on his first three drives.
If the Bengals are going to let Mahomes stand back there long enough to take and post selfies, and also let him chug out of the pocket for cross-country jaunts, the Bengals are going to give up 50 today.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 30, 2022
He then moved on from doubt to fully writing the Bengals off in a matter of minutes when their tight end, CJ Uzomah, went to the locker room with an injury. At that point, he declared it was "not meant to be" for Cincinnati and thus proclaimed the Bengals dead in the water.
Now CJ Uzomah is being carted off. He's not quite Kelsey but he's extremely important to Burrow. That's it. Not meant to be. Kansas City is now Blowout City for Cincy.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 30, 2022
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Fifty minutes later, Bayless doubled down on that take and even furthered it by seeming to indicate he thinks Mahomes will win this year's Super Bowl.
Congrats to the Kansas City Chiefs for winning the AFC Championship Game and returning to the Super Bowl. Congrats also to Patrick Mahomes. This time you won't crumble under the pressure to match greatness with the GOAT.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 30, 2022
Notably, Bayless didn't tweet much, if at all during the second half, when the Bengals went on their 21-3 run to send the game to overtime. It's hard to imagine Bayless didn't have takes on what was transpiring, though it's possible. It's also possible he realized he acted in haste and was getting ready to hedge his bets.
But not so fast! The Chiefs won the coin toss in OT, as they did last week, and Bayless, despite presumably watching the second half, still had faith in the Chiefs to get it done in OT.
Chiefs just won the overtime toss - and the game.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 30, 2022
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Then, like clockwork, Bayless began walking back his statements and hedging his bets, saying he in fact picked the Bengals all along, though did so without much conviction.
I picked the Bengals on Friday's Undisputed. BUT I OBVIOUSLY THOUGHT THERE WAS NO WAY THE BENGALS COULD COME BACK AT KC FROM 21-3 DOWN VS MAHOMES AND KELCE AND TYREEK. MAHOMES STRUGGLED FOR MUCH OF THE SEASON & GOT EXPOSED TODAY IN 2ND HALF AND O.T.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 30, 2022
Finally, Bayless went from hedging his bets to fully changing his position, anointing Burrow in the process.
I kept telling Shannon Sharpe on Undisputed last week that Joe Burrow was the closest thing left to Brady, in big-game poise and accuracy and guts and leadership. He laughed and scoffed, saying Burrow isn't in Mahomes' league. CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW'S UNDISPUTED.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 30, 2022
The show might be called "Undisputed," but fans will find out on Monday's show whether Bayless' takes on Burrow are undisputed or not.