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The Bengals did what they had to do today, though it was far more dramatic than they had hoped. Now, they’ll need another win and help to continue their season beyond next week.
Cincinnati kept Denver from clinching the final AFC playoff berth with a 30-24 overtime win on Saturday. The Bengals improved to 8-8, with the Broncos falling to 9-7.
Denver still can clinch next week with a win over the Chiefs, who have clinched the AFC West title and the No. 1 conference seed.
But the Bengals controlled what they can control despite a 33-yard missed field goal by Cade York with 2:43 left in overtime. They got the ball back when the Broncos, who would have clinched the playoff spot with a tie, punted after a three-and-out.
Tee Higgins caught a 31-yard pass from Joe Burrow to the 3-yard line with 1:10 left in overtime. Replay let the play stand with Higgins’ left toe down on the catch before his right foot landed in bounds as his momentum carried him out of bounds. Higgins then caught the 3-yard touchdown pass from Burrow to end it.
Higgins caught 11 passes for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
The Bengals thought they had the win at the end of regulation when Burrow scored on a 1-yard quarterback push play with 1:29 remaining. The Bengals got unlucky when Chase Brown was hurt while sliding down at the 1, so the Broncos got their final timeout back, and then Burrow scored. Without Brown’s injury, the Bengals could have burned most of the time.
Bo Nix then lead the Broncos on a seven-play, 70-yard drive with Marvin Mims catching a 25-yard touchdown pass high-pointing the ball between defenders Geno Stone and Mike Hilton with eight seconds left. It was close, with the ball moving as Mims was hitting the ground and then going out of bounds, but replay let the play stand.
The Broncos were going for two and the win before the replay, but opted to kick the extra point for the tie and overtime.
The Bengals won the overtime coin toss but gained only 12 yards on five plays and punted for…
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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-12-29 01:13:00
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