Joe Burrow leads Bengals defeats Las Vegas Raiders 26-19 for Cincinnati's first playoff win since 1990-91 season.
On fourth down in the middle of the second quarter, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow heard the team was going for it and then looked up at the crowd.
He waved his arms downward to shush the crowd, and the 66,277 fans immediately fell silent.
On Saturday Will Card matchup, as the Bengals beat the Las Vegas Raiders, 26-19, Burrow delivered exactly the way the franchise envisioned.
Burrow had a full grasp of the moment and the 31-year stretch without a playoff win for the franchise.
For the first time in History, there was no errant pass, no fumble and no penalty that derailed the moment.There was no ACL injury, no locker room disruption. The longest drought without a playoff win in all of North American sports is over.
The Bengals opened the game with a statement that they wouldn't let one of the best defensive lines in football take away what they did best.
Taylor put his full faith in Burrow, who did what he has his entire life in win-or-go-home games. On the offense’s first drive of the game, Burrow completed 5 of his 7 passes for 65 yards on a touchdown drive.
Even though the Raiders have one of the best defensive lines in the NFL, Burrow created explosive plays from outside the pocket.
In the fourth quarter, Burrow had his first postseason moment with the Bengals. The field goal drive finished a two-year process of changing the outside perception of the franchise.
Even though the Bengals haven't been in the playoffs since the 2015 season and even though the Bengals have a young roster, the players were ready for the moment.
The Bengals are undefeated in the postseason with Burrow as their quarterback. In the win over the Raiders, a franchise and the largest ever crowd at a Bengals home game followed his lead.
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