As it happened - close calls, comebacks & an upset in epic NFL play-offs

Summary

Three games as the NFL's Super Wild Card Weekend continues
Miami Dolphins 31-34 Buffalo Bills
New York Giants 31-24 Minnesota Vikings
Baltimore Ravens 17-24 Cincinnati Bengals
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Paul Higham and Sonny Cohen

Field goal - Ravenspublished at 02:31 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 10-9 Cincinnati Bengals
Justin Tucker kicks an easy field goal for him but we'll call that one a draw as the Ravens had three chances to punch it in for a touchdown from close range but the Bengals stood firm.
Baltimore take the lead though.
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Great play!published at 02:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 7-9 Cincinnati Bengals
Lamar who? Tyler Huntley does superbly well just to run back and get to a high snap first, but then instead of just throwing it away he finds Josh Oliver, who turns it into a first down!
It looked like they could lose about 20 yards but are now in the red zone - what a heads-up play from Huntley.
Two-minute warningpublished at 02:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 7-9 Cincinnati Bengals
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The Ravens hit the two-minute warning in great field position as they look to take the lead. We shouldn't really be surprised here even if Baltimore are missing Lamar Jackson. Nobody knows more about winning play-off games on the road than their head coach John Harbaugh.
Harbaugh has eight play-off wins away from home - the most ever by a coach in the NFL.
Turnover - Ravens get the ball!published at 02:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 7-9 Cincinnati Bengals
Hayden Hurst is hit hard by Kyle Hamilton and the ball pops out, with the Ravens recovering to take over possession as Hamilton himself gets his mitts on the ball and Baltimore have it at the Cincinnati 39 with a huge chance to score again.
Sack - Burrow dropped againpublished at 02:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 7-9 Cincinnati Bengals
That's a third sack on Joe Burrow as Oweh gets to him and swats at the ball before Burrow hits the deck.
Chase the top targetpublished at 02:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 7-9 Cincinnati Bengals
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Ravens came to playpublished at 02:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 7-9 Cincinnati Bengals
There's no doubt how the Ravens feel they can upset the Bengals, and so far it's working as they're only down by two and if they keep dishing out the big hits like they have they could cause problems.
Touchdown - Ravenspublished at 02:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 7-9 Cincinnati Bengals
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JK Dobbins dives over and dabs the ball down right on the line to get the Ravens back into the game. Just how they'd have drawn up their game plan - they're running the ball well but also throwing short passes to the running backs to get them into space.
Game on!!
Move the chainspublished at 01:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-9 Cincinnati Bengals
Tyler Huntley just warming up a bit now with a connection to Mark Andrews grabbing the first down as Baltimore move into the red zone
Run Ravens runpublished at 01:55 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-9 Cincinnati Bengals
Tyler Huntley was allowed to throw it a couple of times but this will be the JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards show as Baltimore need to run it as often as possible, and they're making strides on the ground here.
Still plenty of time in this game so no need to panic - the run game is still the way for the Ravens.
Touchdown - Bengalspublished at 01:48 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-9 Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow to Ja'Marr Chase is quickly becoming a legendary pairing, and the two former college team-mates are at it again, this time from close range as the QB slings a shot pass over the middle for Chase, who turns and dives over despite taking two big hits.
A great start by Cincinnati only tempered slightly by Evan McPherson missing the extra point.
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End of the first quarterpublished at 01:44 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals
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We end the quarter with the Bengals closing in on the end zone and looking to score a TD. That went pretty quickly with quite a bit of running and plenty of full-blooded hits going on.
Taunting!published at 01:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore's Marcus Peter is flagged for taunting after a tackle on Mixon. He's in the running back's face giving him plenty of verbals, and the refs want to snuff that out right away.
We thought this would be a bit chippy but we can't have too much of that.
Sack on Burrow againpublished at 01:39 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow is taken down by the scruff of his neck and that's the second of the day. He'll be hoping this isn't a repeat of last year when he was the most sacked QB in the league.
Turnover - Bengalspublished at 01:33 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore's back-up QB Tyler Huntley is picked off as he looks for tight end Mark Andrews but the radar is off a little and Akeem Davis-Gaither makes a diving grab to snare the interception and take it back into Ravens territory.
Field goal - Bengalspublished at 01:28 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals take the lead as Evan McPherson boots a 39-yard field goal after a decent drive that included some brutal hits by the Baltimore defence.
Mixon reaches 1,000 markpublished at 01:26 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-0 Cincinnati Bengals
Cincy get into enemy territory with a Joe Mixon run - that takes him over 1,000 yards for the fourth time in five seasons.
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Sackpublished at 01:25 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-0 Cincinnati Bengals
Burrow taken down by the Ravens and there's a couple of defenders that hammer him as he goes down. That'll leave a mark in the morning.
Kick-offpublished at 01:21 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens 0-0 Cincinnati Bengals
And we're off in Cincinnati, where the Bengals have the ball first and will look to strike early.
Can Joe Cool do it again?published at 01:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2023
Baltimore Ravens v Cincinnati Bengals
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He may look like a young Macaulay Culkin, but Joe Burrow is an ice cold operator at quarterback and his confidence and swagger is part of the reason that the Bengals are now a serious contender after years of being a bit of a joke team in the NFL.
They made the Super Bowl last year, have improved since then and come streaking into the play-offs on an eight-game winning run. Can he get them back to the big game?