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The Bengals finally converted a fourth down on their way to a touchdown.
Tee Higgins’ 12-yard reception from Joe Burrow allowed the Bengals to regain the lead on the Broncos. They are up 17-10 with 11:33 remaining.
Higgins’ first touchdown was 2 yards. His second came on a fade despite being tightly covered by Riley Moss.
It finished off an 11-play, 63-yard drive.
Two plays before the touchdown, the Bengals converted their first fourth down on their third try. Burrow threw to a wide-open Chase Brown for an 11-yard gain to the Denver 17.
In the first half, the Bengals were stopped on fourth-and-1 from the Denver 22 when Brown was stopped for no gain by Nik Bonitto, and they were stopped at the 2 when Burrow as sacked for a 3-yard loss by Jonathon Cooper.
The Bengals have 295 yards and should lead by more if not for the fourth-down stops deep in Denver territory.
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/tee-higgins-second-td-allows-235350466.html
Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-12-28 23:53:00
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