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    Burrow hits Higgins with a long touchdown to close the Chargers gap

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    • Ben Baby, ESPN staff writerNovember 17, 2024, 11:06 PM ET

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        Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Before ESPN, he worked for several newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News, where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. He was born in Grapevine, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).

    INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The Cincinnati Bengals used another fourth-down score to breathe life into Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers and, in turn, their playoff prospects.

    On fourth-and-2, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow found wide receiver Tee Higgins who darted behind the defense for a 42-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 27-20 with 2:53 left in the third quarter.

    One possession earlier, the Bengals scored another touchdown on fourth down. That was a four-yard pass to Ja’Marr Chase for the team’s first points of the game.

    Earlier in the game, Cincinnati was looking for answers. The Bengals trailed by 18 points at halftime, tying the third-largest deficit in coach Zac Taylor’s six-year tenure.

    The increase was notable for the team’s postseason hopes. At the start of the week, Cincinnati’s players recognized that a loss to the Chargers would all but undermine their chances of making the playoffs.

    Cincinnati’s star combination delivered another big primetime moment. Chase squeezed open for a 17-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Joe Burrow in what has become a highly improbable play. After falling behind by 21 points early in the third quarter, Cincinnati has scored three consecutive touchdowns. According to ESPN Research, a win would make it the biggest comeback in franchise history for the Bengals.

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