Dave Lapham and Cincinnati Bengals fans will not soon forget the Bengals' 27-24 come-from-behind overtime victory over the Minnesota Vikings at Paycor Stadium.
While players, coaches, and fans will celebrate the win, it wasn't without losing key players on both sides of the ball, as DJ Reader went down with what looks like a season-ending injury on the Vikings' first drive of the game and cornerback DJ Ivey went down with a knee injury during a special teams play. Later in the game, standout...
Dave Lapham and Cincinnati Bengals fans will not soon forget the Bengals' 27-24 come-from-behind overtime victory over the Minnesota Vikings at Paycor Stadium.
While players, coaches, and fans will celebrate the win, it wasn't without losing key players on both sides of the ball, as DJ Reader went down with what looks like a season-ending injury on the Vikings' first drive of the game and cornerback DJ Ivey went down with a knee injury during a special teams play. Later in the game, standout wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase left the game and exited to the locker room only to return with his arm supported with a reported shoulder injury.
On the field, Joe Mixon may not have posted game-changing numbers, but he ruined the homecoming of Vikings rookie linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. when Pace tried to stop Mixon from reaching the end zone on a fourth-and-one at the goal line only to see the Bengals veteran show his strength and balance to score and tie the game at 17 with 7:46 remaining in the game.
On the Vikings next possession, Bengals fans thought linebacker Germaine Pratt had given the Bengals an even bigger play with an interception he returned for a 44-yard touchdown. However, defensive end Trey Hendrickson would be called offsides, and five plays later, the Vikings would take a 24-17 lead.
The vocal crowd at Paycor Stadium was full-throat, and on the Bengals ninth drive of the game, they would see a play fans won't soon forget as Jake Browning would throw it up to Tee Higgins who high-pointed the ball coming down just short of the goal line before putting a move out of nowhere that saw him swing his right hand with the ball over the pylon leading to an Evan McPherson extra point to tie the game at 24 each with 39 second left in regulation.
After the Vikings lost the toss in overtime, the Bengals went three and out, giving the Vikings a chance to win the game on their drive. However, even without Reader, the defensive front showed up on back-to-back plays stopping the Vikings on two quarterback keepers and taking over the ball on the 41-yard line.
Browning would find another magic moment when he was chased out of the pocket and hit Tyler Boyd, who would get needed yards after the catch to the 13-yard line and after a Mixon run and Browning taking a knee, McPherson would seal the victory with a 29-yard field goal giving the Bengals their third straight win, with two of them coming in overtime to move to 8-6 and into a more positive position for a possible playoff berth with three big games remaining against the Steelers, Chiefs, and Browns to finish out the season.
Dave Lapham joined Dave Berk following the game to discuss the highs and lows of the game, injuries, and more on In The Trenches with Dave Lapham, presented by First Star Logistics.
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