The Raiders defense is struggling with 25.8 points allowed per game and 114.3 rushing. He led the Bengals to a sweep over both the Steelers and the Ravens, as well as a win over the Chiefs to win their division. The Bengals won their last matchup against the Raiders 31-13 and since then, quarterback Joe Burrow has regained strength in his knee and thrown for 525 and 446 yards over the last two games. Today, the Bengals will have the opportunity to beat the team that put them into this curse in the first place and break it once and for all.
Since then, the Bengals have lost all eight of their playoff appearances, suffering from the Curse of Bo. In that game, their star running back Bo Jackson suffered a hip injury which ended up ending his career. They beat the Oilers in the wild card round but lost in the divisional to the Raiders. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since 1990, 31 years ago. The Curse of Bo could very well be broken tonight. The Raiders clinched their playoff berth in week 18, with an overtime win over the Chargers, so they’ll be coming tired into a road game in cold temps. They were able to rest their starters and relax in week 18.
The Bengals ended their season as the AFC North champions by beating the Chiefs in week 17. The Raiders and Bengals both ended their regular seasons at 10-7. Raiders' Brandon Facyson ruled out with concussion as is Divine Deablo. The Raiders coped with their disappointment to put together an 80-yard drive with the clock running down to bag a TD and make it a seven-point game at half-time.īengals picked up a FG after a 40-yard drive at the start of the second half. The NFL have said they'll comment on the play after the game. The down should have been repeated but was allowed to stand. Burrow’s neat feet kept him in bounds to throw to Tyler Boyd, but an official erroneously blew the whistle as he threw. The Bengals pushed their lead out to 6-20 close to the end of the first half, thanks to a controversial TD which should have been denied. Joe Burrow threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns in the first half where the Bengals went behind after six minutes from a Carlson FG, but looked in control from the moment they scored their first TD with five minutes of the first half remaining, with Uzomah catching a seven-yard pass. The Bengals win in the playoffs for the first time since 1991!
It all came down to the last play of the match, with the Raiders seven points behind and needing a touchdown, which they couldn't get. Bengals win a playoff game for the first time in 31 years!
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