Fans of the Cincinnati Bengals have been exploiting the “Burrowhead” meme in the hopes that it will inspire Joe Burrow to lead the squad to victory, know its meaning
Inspired by a recent statement made by a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, let’s investigate what the term “Burrowhead” means.ย The Cincinnati Bengals, the team the Kansas City Chiefs will face in the AFC Championship Game, have been calling Arrowhead Stadium “Burrowhead” for well over a year.
The Chiefs, though, appear to have wanted revenge for their 2017 championship loss and to disgrace the ‘Burrowhead’ moniker.ย Recent comments by Chiefs player Travis Kelce in response to the slogan have inspired some tasty parodies.
What is Burrowhead and meme meaning as it goes viral after Travis Kelce comment
Sources have indicated that “Burrowhead” is a moniker used by Cincinnati Bengals fans. Joe Burrow, the team’s quarterback, is supposedly the owner of Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Chiefs.ย The term was coined after the AFC Championship Game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs on January 30, 2022.
Frame by frame โฆ do better @NFL ๐ @tonyromo knows too! #NFLRigged #NFL #Bengals #BurrowHead #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/sDYOYZqIpQ
— Clint Erbacher (@ClintErbacherTV) January 30, 2023
When the clock hit 5 minutes remaining, the Chiefs were up 21-3, but Joe Burrow and the Bengals came back to win. Burrow had thrown touchdown passes to Samaje Perine and Ja’Marr Chase, tying the game at the end of the third quarter.
The juxtaposition of Mahomes literally thanking God and then @tkelce deliriously cackling & shouting โBURROWHEAD MY ASS!โ is just perfect. pic.twitter.com/Gzh86Coq3k
— nick wright (@getnickwright) January 30, 2023
The game was turned around by Burrowhead’s play, and the Bengals went on to win by a score of 27-24.ย Fans have started calling Arrowhead Stadium “Burrowhead” in honour of the Bengals’ historic achievement.
Cincinnati Bengals defeated by Kansas City Chief
This time it was for the AFC Championship in 2023, and the teams met again only recently. The final score was 23-20 in favour of the Kansas City Chiefs over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Patrick Mahomes, after defeating Joe Burrow, the opposing quarterback, was ecstatic and used the term “Burrowhead” to describe his opponent. During an interview with a Sky News correspondent, he stated, “We showed them itโs Arrowhead, not Burrowhead.”
Travis Kelce gives way to the Meme
Travis Kelce, a player with the Kansas City Chiefs, had enough when fans in Cincinnati kept calling Arrowhead Stadium “Burrowhead.” Therefore, Kelce yelled during a postgame interview for CBS: “Burrowhead, my [expletive]. Itโs Mahomesโ house!”
The Mayor of Cincinnati tried the โBurrowheadโ thing and it fell on its face๐ pic.twitter.com/bsOHCHmU9T
— Arrowhead Live (@ArrowheadLive) January 26, 2023
Unpopular opinion:
"Burrowhead" is cringe— The Sportsdudeheinz Show (@SdudeHeinzShow) January 25, 2023
Frank Clark at the former โBurrowheadโ stadium pic.twitter.com/gxCZR0nNzi
— Todd Leabo (@Leabonics) January 30, 2023
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