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Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals held off the Ravens in the 4th quarter to win 24-17. It only took Burrow 5 NFL Playoffs games with head coach Zac Taylor to break the Bengals’ franchise record for all-time postseason completions.
Head coach Zac Taylor’s Bengals will now face Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round. It will be one of the most exciting playoff matchups this year. And the city of Cincinnati is buzzing with anticipation.
After Burrow and the Bengals pushed past Baltimore, head coach Zac Taylor rubbed shoulders with the locals. He showed up at a local Cincinnati bar, The Blind Pig, which is across the street from Paycor Stadium. Coach Taylor then presented an actual game ball to the bartenders of The Blind Pig all in front of an electric crowd.
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This has become a bit of an NFL Playoffs tradition for Cincy’s head coach. Zac Taylor presents a game ball to fans after each win in the playoffs. The locals seem to love it because those videos have been racking up views like crazy overnight.
And while coach Taylor was passing out a game ball to fans, QB Joe Burrow was praising the fans and his head coach. Burrow said “I love our fans here. I love being from Ohio, playing for this team, and representing this state the way I do. The fans do a great job of giving us energy and putting us in a good position to make it hard on opposing teams when they come in here.”
He added that coach Zac Taylor’s meetings are special. Saying “he always knows what to say. He’s not a huge ‘rah-rah’ speech kind of guy, but he always finds the few sentences that are just right for the right moment. They resonate for everyone.”
The Bengals will now face the Bills in Buffalo at 3pm on Sunday.