{"id":298351,"date":"2023-12-17T03:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T03:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298351"},"modified":"2023-12-17T03:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T03:54:20","slug":"bengals-jake-browning-gets-revenge-in-comeback-win-over-vikings-they-never-should-have-cut-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nfl\/bengals-jake-browning-gets-revenge-in-comeback-win-over-vikings-they-never-should-have-cut-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals&#x27; Jake Browning gets revenge in comeback win over Vikings: &#x27;They never should have cut me!&#x27;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati kept its playoff hopes alive with a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>For Bengals quarterback Jake Browning, who led three consecutive touchdown drives in the fourth quarter to get the game into overtime, authoring a comeback win over Minnesota made it extra sweet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was definitely a little extra part (to this game),&#8221; Browning said after the 27-24 triumph, via the team&#8217;s official transcript. &#8220;I remember getting cut there (Minnesota) the last time, and just being told, &#8216;Hey, we might have a spot for you on the practice squad. Go to the hotel and wait.&#8217; So, I sat in the hotel for a couple of hours not knowing if I had a job or not, and just basically got a call from my agent. They didn&#8217;t tell me. I had been there for two years. I&#8217;ve been cut my fair share of times, and that was probably the (crappiest) one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Browning&#8217;s sour end in Minnesota led him to Cincinnati, where fate has him commanding a high-powered offense that has helped Joe Burrow become one of the league&#8217;s premier quarterbacks. Browning has taken the bull by the horns following Burrow&#8217;s season-ending wrist injury, turning in his third win in four starts to help keep Cincinnati alive in the AFC playoff picture.<\/p>\n<p>In hurting the Vikings&#8217; chances at a playoff berth, Browning is smiling ear to ear as he enters a suitable chapter to his own comeback story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s completely different (now) &#8212; a completely different coaching staff and everything &#8212; and I want to emphasize that there are some incredible people over there, but that one felt good,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I think, right after we made the field goal to win the game, I screamed at a camera and said, &#8216;They never should have cut me!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              2023 NFL season, Week 15: What We Learned from Saturday&#x27;s triple-header            <\/li>\n<li>              NFL playoff picture: Postseason probabilities entering Week 15 of 2023 season            <\/li>\n<li>              Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 15 of 2023 NFL season            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Browning had to overcome a slow start before taking it to his former squad. An opening-drive field goal was all that showed for Cincinnati entering halftime, and Browning&#8217;s lone interception on the first drive of the second half established a worried scene at Paycor Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Entering the fourth quarter with a 17-3 deficit, Browning quickly went to work, ending a flawless eight-play, 75-yard drive (seven straight completions) with a TD pass to Tee Higgins on the first play of the final frame. After a Vikings&#8217; three-and-out, Browning then marched the Bengals 75 yards toward pay dirt to settle the score.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings would answer back with a TD drive to regain the lead, but the Bengals stayed in the groove of a chain-moving offense by virtue of Browning&#8217;s arm. The Bengals QB completed 7 of 9 passes on the 74-yard drive, ending it with a 21-yard heave to Higgins, who&#8217;s tremendous effort near the goal line produced what could be considered as the play of the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always feel good just throwing the ball up to Tee,&#8221; said Browning, who completed 29 of 42 passes for 324 yards. &#8220;There were a couple of times this game where I just threw it up to him, and good things seemed to happen. We were really close on it a couple of times, and I&#8217;ll just continue to keep throwing the ball up to him when those opportunities present themselves because he&#8217;s very good at it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After the Bengals&#8217; defense stuffed Nick Mullens on a QB sneak on fourth-and 1 in overtime, Browning put Minnesota to bed with a strike to Tyler Boyd, who&#8217;s 44-yard catch and run set up Evan McPherson&#8217;s game-winning field goal.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s win extended Cincinnati&#8217;s win streak to three, and the 8-6 Bengals are now firmly in the playoff hunt with three more to play. Losses at this point cannot be afforded for for a team that must go on the road in consecutive weeks (at PIT, at KC) before hosting the Browns in Week 18, but Browning has another score to settle next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;High, but I think we&#8217;re going to play an important game next week,&#8221; Browning said of his confidence. &#8220;We play the Steelers. I played terrible against them last time, so I&#8217;m pretty focused on that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/bengals-jake-browning-gets-revenge-in-comeback-win-over-vikings-they-never-shoul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Cincinnati kept its playoff hopes alive with a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday. 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