NFL roundup: Bengals use 98-yard fumble return to edge Ravens
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[January 16, 2023]
Sam Hubbard scored on a 98-yard fumble return, the longest in
postseason history, and Joe Burrow accounted for two touchdowns as
the Cincinnati Bengals registered a 24-17 victory over the visiting
Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night in the AFC wild-card round.
Logan Wilson had 10 tackles and forced the fumble on the
game-changing play and Ja'Marr Chase had nine receptions for 84
yards and a touchdown for third-seeded Cincinnati. Burrow passed for
209 yards and one touchdown and rushed for another score for the
Bengals, who won their ninth straight game and will visit the
Buffalo Bills in next weekend's divisional round.
Tyler Huntley passed for 226 yards, two touchdowns and one
interception for sixth-seeded Baltimore. Huntley started in place of
Lamar Jackson (knee), who missed his sixth consecutive game. J.K.
Dobbins and Demarcus Robinson caught touchdown passes for the
Ravens.
Huntley was involved in the big play that changed the momentum early
in the fourth quarter. The score was tied, and the Ravens had
third-and-goal from the Cincinnati 1-yard line when Huntley kept the
ball and tried to lunge over the goal line. But Wilson leaped and
knocked the ball out of Huntley's hands and right to Hubbard, who
raced 98 yards to give the Bengals a 24-17 lead with 11:39 remaining
in the contest.
Bills 34, Dolphins 31
Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and his team's defense stood
firm in the fourth quarter as Buffalo defeated visiting Miami in an
AFC wild-card game.
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The second-seeded Bills forced the Dolphins into a fourth-and-1 near
midfield late in the game. Miami took too long getting to the line
of scrimmage to snap the ball, causing a delay-of-game penalty, and
Skylar Thompson threw incomplete on fourth-and-6.
Allen went 23-for-39 passing for 352 yards and had three total
giveaways versus the Dolphins. Stefon Diggs caught seven passes for
114 yards, and Gabe Davis had six for 113 and a touchdown. Thompson,
a rookie quarterback starting for Miami in place of the injured Tua
Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater, finished 18-for-45 for 220 yards,
a touchdown and two interceptions.
Giants 31, Vikings 24
Daniel Jones accounted for 379 total yards in his first NFL playoff
start and sixth-seeded New York pulled off a wild-card upset of
third-seeded Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Jones threw for 301 yards on 24-of-35 passing with two touchdowns
while adding 78 yards on 17 rushes. Saquon Barkley snapped a 24-24
tie on a 2-yard touchdown run with 7:47 left, carrying 325-pound
defensive end and former teammate Dalvin Tomlinson into the end
zone. Barkley rushed for 53 yards and a pair of scores while adding
another 56 yards receiving.
Kirk Cousins hit 31 of 39 passes for 273 yards and two scores, but
it wasn't enough to move the Vikings into the NFC semifinals. The
spot goes to the Giants, who will visit top-seeded Philadelphia next
weekend.
--Field Level Media
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