The ball is back in Joe Burrow's hands after the second half kick-off.

We're off to Title Town in the late game, and the majestic Lambeau Field looks beautiful a couple of hours before kick-off.

Plenty of tough defence in that first half, but Joe Burrow still managed to get his yards, despite being sacked five times!

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Tony Husband
Nashville-based sports broadcaster at Nissan Stadium

"The general consensus pre-game among both sets of fans enjoying the tailgating outside Nissan Stadium was that this would be a close game, and so it has proved at the half. Titans fans speculated on how much of a factor Derrick Henry could be and the stadium shook as he ran in the game's only TD so far. The Titans' pass rush has proved dangerous; the Bengals' defence has - Henry’s TD aside - largely kept the home team at bay. It’s sunset in Middle Tennessee and as night falls, this game is wide open."

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It's a three-point game in Nashville after a low-scoring but entertaining first half.

All to play for after the interval, but who will prevail and reach the AFC Championship Game?... hit thumbs up for the Bengals, thumbs down for the Titans.

Newsflash - Ja'Marr Chase is fast, very fast!

And the Titans know how to get after the QB.

Joe Burrow finds Joe Mixon down the middle for another first down before spiking the ball to stop the clock.

There's nothing doing on the next play, though, so Burrow has to chuck it out of bounds. Just four seconds left now.

And despite picking out CJ Uzomah for 32 yards, the Bengals don't have enough time to get a kick away so that's how it'll stay at the half.

Joe Burrow dumps it off to Joe Mixon, who goes out of bounds to kill the clock.

Tee Higgins can't hang on to a deeper shot to the sideline and on third and six, Tyler Boyd leaps to make the catch for first down.

Tennessee have 1:35 to hit back before the half, and two passes go incomplete before Ryan Tannehill scrambles for eight yards.

It's too early to be taking risks on fourth down, especially deep in your own territory, so the Titans punt.

That could be a big stop by the Bengals. Their offence will get the ball back with 1:02 to the interval.

Field goal - Bengalspublished at 22:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2022

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Cincinnati Bengals 9-6 Tennessee Titans

Joe Burrow has a look at the backfield before setting off and gaining a yard.

The Cincinnati offence then concedes a penalty for a false start before Burrow is sacked for a fifth time - for a 12-yard loss.

The Bengals have to kick from 54 yards, but that's virtually a guaranteed field goal with the form Evan McPherson is in.

Quarterback Burrow can't keep taking hits like that though, surely.

Cincinnati are quickly on third and three, but Joe Burrow finds CJ Uzomah for a first down.

Then on second and nine, Burrow has his hands over his ears, struggling to hear the play call, but no matter, he manages to find Tee Higgins for 15 yards.

Burrow then picks out Higgins again up the middle for another first down. The Bengals are up to Tennessee's 21-yard line at the two-minute warning.

Dan King: Why didn’t the Titans just take the kick to go 1 point ahead? Don’t understand why they’d risk going for 2 points.

That'll keep Tim McGraw happy. The country singer is rooting for the Titans and Henry tonight. Well, Nashville is the home of country.

Ryan Tannehill checks down to Dontrell Hilliard, who spins away from the tackle to claim a first down.

Tannehill then picks out Julio Jones for another first down to get the Titans into the red zone.

On the first play of the Titans' drive, Ryan Tannehill fakes a hand-off to Derrick Henry before spotting AJ Brown in loose coverage, and he makes the deep throw to get the hosts straight into Cincinnati's half.

Joe Mixon is then stuffed on two running plays before CJ Uzomah's reception is just short of gaining another first down.

The Titans' defence is swarming all over the Bengals, who will have to punt.

Wowsers... Joe Burrow aims for Ja'Marr Chase yet again but it's off target and the Bengals quarterback breathes a sigh of relief as the ball goes through the hands of Tennessee's JJ Jenkins. The Titans cornerback could quite easily have claimed an interception there.

But on third and six, Burrow holds his nerve to make a deep shot to Tee Higgins, who is pushed out of bounds for a 20-yard gain and a first down.

Tony Husband
Nashville-based sports broadcaster at Nissan Stadium

"The Bengals picked up from where they left off in last week’s victory over Las Vegas and the home support was quickly stunned into silence by the interception on the game’s opening play. The visitors have shown they have nothing to fear and a large contingent of Bengals fans is helping make this an encouraging start for the road team. A long way to go."

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The Titans punt and the Bengals' offence get going again from their own 10-yard line.