Eli Apple got cooked a lot in the AFC Championship game and dropped a game-ending pick-6 but he did make some clutch plays including stopping Tyreek Hill at the goal line at the end of the 1st half to keep it an 11 point deficit going into halftime.
He went straight to Twitter after the game to let the world know that Hill is a baby.
Cornerback Eli Apple has been on the receiving end of some criticism at times in his career, but he made a monster play in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game and is letting the world know about it as the Cincinnati Bengals head to the Super Bowl.
The Kansas City Chiefs had a chance to go up 28-10 at halftime of Sunday’s contest, but Apple tackled the elusive Tyreek Hill at the 1-yard line on the final play before intermission to preserve a 21-10 deficit.
It also started a Cincinnati comeback that saw the defense hold Patrick Mahomes and Co. to a mere three points in the second half and overtime.
Apple didn’t shy away from calling Hill out after the game calling him a baby.
Cincinnati’s offense took advantage of the strong play from its defense and scored 11 points in the third quarter to tie it and eventually won the game with an Evan McPherson field goal in overtime.
Apple also had a critical pass breakup in overtime that he nearly intercepted and returned for the game-winning touchdown.
The Hill tackle was far from the only big play by the Ohio State product this postseason. He also broke up a pass from Ryan Tannehill during the divisional-round showdown against the Tennessee Titans that resulted in an interception by Logan Wilson. The turnover set up McPherson’s game-winning field goal as time expired in that one.
Apple has really embraced the villain role with the Bengals.
I am sure he will have a lot to say during Super Bowl week.
Flip the pages for the Tweets.