The Cincinnati Bengals are usually not going away with no combat.
Due to their 30-24 win over the Denver Broncos on Saturday, they maintain their playoff hopes alive going into Week 18.
They didn’t make it simple on themselves, and it was nearly definitely not the best way they drew it up, however Tee Higgins‘ three-yard landing catch in additional time was sufficient to get the Bengals the must-win sport.
Right here is the play that gained it.
That catch capped off a monster sport for Higgins as he caught 11 passes for 131 yards and three touchdowns.
Earlier than this landing catch, he additionally made an unimaginable toe-tap catch down the sidelines to get the Bengals into place for the game-winning rating.
The ultimate two minutes of regulation and the additional time quarter have been an entire curler coaster filled with twists and turns,
The Bengals took the lead late within the fourth quarter with lower than two minutes to play on a Joe Burrow quarterback sneak. The Broncos responded with a miracle Bo Nix-to-Marvin Mims landing catch with eight seconds to play. The Bengals had an opportunity to win the sport earlier in additional time with a chip shot area objective, solely to have Cade York doink it off the upright. Then, with Denver solely needing to carry onto the ball for 2 minutes and accept a tie, the Broncos needed to punt the ball again to Cincinnati with two minutes to play and have been unable to get a cease.
The Bengals nonetheless face lengthy odds to make the playoffs, however they’re nonetheless in it.
Together with successful their Week 18 sport on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati additionally wants Denver to lose its Week 18 sport towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (who don’t have anything to play for in that sport) whereas additionally needing each Miami and Indianapolis to every lose one in every of their two remaining video games.
The percentages are usually not of their favor. It’s nonetheless attainable. With the best way Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Higgins are enjoying, no one within the AFC would need to see them get in.
