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The ball went right to Hubbard at the two-yard line, and the defensive end took off down the field for the longest fumble return for a touchdown in NFL postseason history. It also was the longest go-ahead TD in the fourth in the postseason.
Moments after the play by the Cincinnati native, with the Paycor Stadium crowd of 66,399 still buzzing, Hubbard sucked on oxygen as he sat on the bench.
Baltimore drove down to the Cincinnati 17 in the final minute, but Kevin Zeitler was flagged for holding and Huntley threw incomplete to the end zone on the final play.
Playing behind a patchwork offensive line, Burrow passed for 209 yards and a touchdown for the AFC North champions. He also had a one-yard touchdown run a week after the Bengals beat the Ravens 27-16 in the regular-season finale.
Next up for Cincinnati (13-4) is a trip to Buffalo. The Jacksonville Jaguars will play the Kansas City Chiefs in the other AFC divisional round matchup.
Baltimore (10-8) now head into the offseason with questions about the future of star quarterback Lamar Jackson. The AFC Wild Card week of the 2023 NFL postseason will feature two duels between teams in the same division and one of them is next Sunday's Miami Dolphins vs.
Buffalo Bills. Miami got in as the third wild card in the American Conference in a photo finish that included a win over the Jets and a Patriots loss to the Bills
Precisely Buffalo cemented its title as AFC East champion with seven straight wins.Damar Hamlin sent a message of support to his Buffalo Bills teammates before the game against Miami Dolphins of the NFL Wildcard.The Bills player used his Twitter account to wish the best to the entire team. A day earlier Hamlin had visited his friends to thank them for all their support while he was in the hospital in Cincinnati.
