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Joe Burrow’s TD pass to Tee Higgins gives the Bengals the lead

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Joe Burrow’s TD pass to Tee Higgins gives the Bengals the lead

  • Ben Baby, ESPN staff writerDecember 28, 2024, 5:57 p.m. 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 various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News, where he covered college sports. He covers the Bengals daily for ESPN.com while also appearing on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. He is a native of Grapevine, Texas and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas. He is an associate professor of journalism at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).

CINCINNATI – It took three tries, but the Cincinnati Bengals finally scored a touchdown on Saturday night.

After two long drives yielded no points, the Bengals got on the field when quarterback Joe Burrow hit wide receiver Tee Higgins for a 2-yard touchdown. That gave the Bengals a 7-3 lead with 1:49 left in the first half.

Cincinnati had two long but fruitless possessions early in the game. An 11-play drive stalled at the Denver 22-yard line after a failed fourth down attempt. A subsequent 17-play possession ended two yards short of the goal line after another missed fourth down.

This time the Bengals didn’t have to push their losses to the brink. Burrow found Higgins for the quarterback’s 40th touchdown pass of the season, extending his franchise record.

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