NFL: The Bengals, led by Evan McPherson and the defense, beat the Titans, and advance to the Championship Game

For the first time in 33 years, the Cincinnati Bengals advanced to the game American Conference Championship of the NFL, after breaking with the pools again, and defeating the Tennessee Titans, which finished as the best team in the AFC.

It was a historic afternoon for the entire Cincinnati team, as several players individually left their mark in the record books for posterity.

Starting with the kicker Evan McPherson, who was undoubtedly the figure for the Bengals, excelled with 4 converted field goals, for a total of 13 points by himself, of the 16 that his team got. According to NFL Research, Evan became the first player to have 4 or more field goals made in multiple games in a postseason.

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Chase, lightning

For his part, the wide receiver, and who is also a rookie, Ja’Marr Chase , finished with 109 yards on 5 receptions, which according to information provided by ESPN Stats & Info, became the only rookie in history with multiple 100-yard receiving games in a playoff game.

The corridor Joe Mixon he was in charge of scoring the only touchdown for the Bengals, which occurred in the third period, which gave them a 15-06 lead over the Titans.

As for the second-year quarterback, Joe Burrow, although he did not have a single touchdown pass, with an interception, he completed 28 of 37 passes, to leave with 348 yards, making key plays for his team to move forward.

Additionally, Burrow became the first quarterback 1 pick in the Draft to win a game in the divisional round in just his second year in the league.

Burrow, who was sacked twice, helped his team win the first game in history of the franchise as a visitor in the postseason.

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Now there is nothing left to do but wait for Sunday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs, one that is expected to be spectacular, and where the rival for the AFC Championship Game will come from.

I currently work as a web writer, specialized in NBA and NFL for Empresa EL DEBATE. I worked for 4 years and 5 months in the Sports section of the Printed Newspaper in Culiacán, covering various disciplines, being assigned to the source of Caballeros de Culiacán of CIBACOPA. I had the opportunity to cover the Barrios Basketball Tournament of EL DEBATE for 3 years, one in Mazatlán, 2 in Culiacán, as well as the National War Bands in Los Mochis. In the same way, I was present at various openings and closings of sporting events of the Company. My passion is basketball, so I am constantly researching burst sports, especially the NBA, and have created special works on relevant topics. I covered the Culiacán International Marathon twice, one of the most important events at the local and state level. I am an avid reader, who likes to constantly improve myself, both personally and professionally. I successfully attended the Digital Sports Journalism Workshop at the University of Guadalajara sponsored by EL DEBATE.

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