Bengals Keep Playoff Hopes Alive with Overtime Win

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00:00Here was what was at stake. Cincy needed to win to keep their

00:04playoff hopes alive and an important victory to have the

00:08head to head tiebreak against a Denver team. Because if the

00:12Broncos won in Cincinnati, that was it for the AFC playoff

00:16picture. Denver would claim that last playoff spot, but it

00:20did not happen despite getting oh so close as Cincy prevails in

00:25overtime in a wild game, 30 to 24. The Bengals cover as a field

00:30goal favorite at home. A total that really had no business

00:34going over 50 and a hook did find its way over in the extra

00:38session. Donnie, two long touchdown passes from Bonance to

00:42Marvin Mims in the final eight and a half minutes of

00:45regulation that sent the game to OT. Then in overtime, both

00:50teams got the football, punted it back. The Bengals had it

00:53third. They drive the length of the field. They set up what

00:56should be a chip shot field goal for Katie York, Katie

01:00York, excuse me, from 33 yards out. That's the length of a P.

01:04A. T. Clanked it off the left upright. So the Broncos have a

01:08chance even with a tie. Denver gets that playoff spot in the

01:13AFC. They were unable to hold onto the football and then Joe

01:17Burrows said enough of this. Carrying the Bengals on his back

01:20as he has done all season long. Three-yard touchdown pass to T.

01:25Higgins to end it out at another historic and spectacular

01:28game for Joey B. The Bengals keep their playoff hopes alive

01:33with a 30-24 win in overtime. I don't think they're going to get

01:37to the playoffs here. It's amazing that the Bengals even

01:39got this far with a chance to get into it, but that is a

01:42microcosm of the Bengals season. 8-8, so talented on offense.

01:45And he said they just couldn't put it together by getting a few

01:48stops in the regular season from their defense. But also

01:51understand this. Chase Brown's got an injury. Doc's going to

01:54come on. We'll talk about it a little bit later to see if

01:56that's going to affect him in Week 18 and maybe to make the

01:58playoffs beyond that. But Joe Burrows has been nothing short

02:00of spectacular. He should actually be the MVP of football,

02:04but it's hard to give it to an MVP at quarterback at 8-8, even

02:06if it's not his fault. He doesn't play quarterback,

02:08linebacker, or defensive end because 49 passes for 4-12,

02:12three touchdown passes, no interceptions, pass rating of

02:15122, QBR of 91. But here's the problem that I have. In today's

02:20day and age, right? You have Joe Burrow, who could probably do

02:23what Josh Allen is doing. Like, hey, you know what? Strip away

02:25my top wide receiver. I can still make things happen because

02:28I'm that talented. But understand this. Like T. Higgins

02:30was told at the beginning of the year, accept this franchise tag.

02:33If you don't, sit out the season. Who cares? We'll tag

02:36you again. We're never going to sign you long term. It's just

02:38the way we do business. T. Higgins goes for 11 for 131 and

02:42three touchdowns, and you're going to allow him just to walk

02:44away for a compensation pick in the offseason. Don't buy

02:47anything. Hey, my agent is Jamar Chase's agent. Now Joe Burrow

02:51is sticking up for him. They didn't pay him because you know

02:53if they pay T. Higgins, you know what they're going to tell Jamar

02:54Chase? We can't pay you this year, so you're going to have to

02:57wait for another two years and we'll franchise tag you, and

02:59it's going to blow that team up. You should have signed all

03:01three of those guys and say, you know what? Now in the

03:03offseason this year, when we saved money by signing you guys

03:06over the past two years, we can afford more defensive help and

03:09we can be a terror in the AFC North for the next decade here

03:12with this wide receiving core and with this quarterback here

03:15and it's all for not at this point and it's the ownership

03:18stealing good win by the Bengals extended their season. They're

03:21probably going to get beat. Why? Because the Broncos had the game

03:23against a team that doesn't need it in week 18. That's the game

03:26of it. I would love for the Bengals to get in because why I

03:28love watching that offense, Ben, I do and I'm going to watch it

03:31for one more week and off to the offseason they go.

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