Then rookie safety Kyle Hamilton forced a fumble that the Ravens recovered and they cashed that in with a field goal at the end of the first half. They went on a 17-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a touchdown. It seemed like the game might get out of hand early. The Ravens were underdogs because their quarterback situation has been a mess without Jackson. Then Ja'Marr Chase scored a 7-yard touchdown and even though the Bengals missed the extra point, they led 9-0. The Bengals got a field goal to start it. Like plenty of other playoff games on wild-card weekend, the start of Sunday night's game was misleading. Geoff Schwartz JanuRavens take a halftime lead If Huntley just run the sneak it appears the scrum is moving over the goal line for a touchdown. The Ravens will wonder what would have happened if Huntley stayed on the ground instead of trying to go over the top. It was one of the biggest plays in Bengals history, and one of the most stunning defensive plays in NFL playoff history. It was also the longest defensive touchdown since Taron Johnson of the Buffalo Bills had a 101-yard interception return against the Ravens in the 2020 playoffs.
It was the longest fumble return for a touchdown in playoff history. The Bengals will play a divisional round game at the Buffalo Bills next Sunday.īaltimore put up a great fight without Lamar Jackson and had a great shot at the upset until Wilson's fantastic play at the goal line. A final pass by Huntley to the end zone barely fell incomplete as time expired and the Bengals survived. The Bengals made that great defensive play and then got a stop in the final minute after the Ravens drove inside the 20-yard line to hold on to the 24-17 win. You won't see many plays turn a playoff game that abruptly. Wilson knocked the ball out, then defensive end Sam Hubbard took the fumble and raced 98 yards for a touchdown. Wilson, a Cincinnati Bengals linebacker, reached up when Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley was about to cross the ball over the goal line in the fourth quarter of a tie AFC wild-card game. We've seen it countless times on quarterback sneaks, but rarely has it been defensed as well as Wilson did it on Sunday night. The defense would take over from there, forcing the Bills into a three and out, a turn over on downs and an interception iced the game and sent the Bengals to their second straight AFC Championship to take on the Kansas CIty Chiefs.Logan Wilson must have known the old "jump and stretch the ball over the goal line" play was coming. Mixon had 105 of the Bengals 172 yards on the ground, as the run game made the difference to the surprise of many, including the Buffalo defense. Mixon continued to take chunks out of the Bills defense and got his pay dirt on a TD run from inside the one yard line to extend the lead to 24-10 just before the start of the final fifteen minutes. Zac Taylor’s team doubled the lead before Buffalo could run their fourth play of the game and the Bills were never able to mount a comeback.Īllen went 25/42 with 265 yards with a rushing touchdown on a QB sneak midway through the second quarter following an eight minute drive to cut Cincy’s lead in half, but that would be as close as they would get to the Bengals.Ī late field goal at the end of the first half extended the Bengals lead to 17-7, and then Cincinnati grinded out a 12 play TD drive on their first possession of the third quarter.
CIncy runs all over BuffaloĬincinnati’s defense shut down Josh Allen and the Bills all night, starting on the first drive when the Bills went three and out to begin the game. Joe Burrow and Joe Mixon marched Cincy down the field as their QB1 went 4/4 on the first possession and finished it off with a 28 yard strike to Ja’Maar Chase to put the Bengals up 7-0. The Bengals came out and set the tone from the opening drive. The snow started to fall a few hours before kickoff in Western New York, which was supposed to benefit the Bills who were tabbed to have the better offensive line and the more effective run game. Hamlin was in attendance in Orchard Park, but his presence wasn’t enough to boost the Bills over the Bengals who dominated Buffalo in every facet of the game. It was a rematch of the game that was never completed back in Week 17 after Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest in Cincinnati. Joe Burrow threw two first quarter touchdowns to set the tone in the 27-10. The Cincinnati Bengals are headed to their second straight AFC Championship after going into Highmark Stadium and downing the Bills on a wintery evening in Buffalo.
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