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00:00Это такой вот дел из.
00:03Дальше время это время, как должны быть.
00:05Это игрокали, что в следующий год.
00:07Мы не поговорим о Т.J. Водилоте.
00:09Он не получает как-то ничего.
00:10Ник Кербаев.
00:11Он получает...
00:12Он и Алекса Хисмент.
00:13Все все ребята.
00:14Они были��чены в коем.
00:16Это было первоеское время.
00:19Это было на этуmensицу.
00:20Они начали делать руки в этом месте.
00:22Абномаличи.
00:23Наверное, это было.
00:24Я exciting rigолочное время.
00:26Получается.
00:27Забота.
00:28Охажает.
00:299-yard line, T. Higgins tackled by Joey Porter, who spent some time in the medical tent, but he is back at third down and four.
00:36And I think a big part of that is Zach Taylor, the scheme, Joe Flacco getting the ball out, the offensive line playing well, running the football with Chase Brown.
00:46You know, it all works together on how you can slow T.J. Watt and Nick Hermick in this ability to rush the quarterback.
00:522.30 left in the third, on third and four, Flacco under pressure, going deep and hauled in, and stopped at the 21-yard line, Yusuf Ash.
01:12Well, let me tell you how important Jamar Chase is to this play.
01:17He doesn't make the catch, but watch what this safety is thinking about.
01:21He's not worried about 80. 80's manned up. We're good there.
01:24He's coming down to take that first down away, and instead, you leave yourself vulnerable on the back end.
01:31Good job. Joe Flacco wanted to throw it to the first down marker and get the ball to Jamar Chase,
01:36but with the safety coming down, good job of coming off of that and making a good throw downfield.
01:423-7, Andre Yusuf Ash with the catch.
01:45Ball to 24. Flacco looks one way, then the other. Higgins again.
01:51To the 18-yard line. T.J. Watt putting the pressure on that time.
01:55Flacco getting it away. Joe is at 23 of 33 for 222 yards.
02:01And T.J. Watt going off a little bit of a limp as he's jogging off the field.
02:07You're right. He was right there. Al had a chance.
02:09But again, I think I've got to go back to Joe Flacco 10 days in.
02:13The fact that he gets pressured and he has an answer.
02:15He knows where to go with the ball. Instead of a look of panic, he just simply,
02:20oh, that's not there. Pressure. Check it down.
02:22Second and four.
02:27Another quick throw to Chase.
02:30He gets tripped. Gets inside the 10-yard line.
02:33Darius Slay making that tackle final minute of the quarter.
02:38Every time he's one-on-one, it doesn't matter who's out there.
02:41It's Darius Slay. He's going to get to the inside.
02:43I'm surprised they're not taking the inside away by leveraging and moving in a half body.
02:50But Joe Flacco looks like he's playing backyard football.
02:52I mean, he looks like his pulse is at about a 48.
02:55He's just chilling out there playing ball.
02:59Over 6,000 receiving yards now in his career.
03:03Flacco throwing a little low and incomplete.
03:06You know, I think Joe Montana was the first guy they called Joe Kuhl, right?
03:13And then Joe Burrow is Joe Kuhl.
03:15This is another Joe Kuhl.
03:17Yeah, without a doubt.
03:19And we've always known that about him and his career.
03:22It's just, I don't care who you're a fan of.
03:25You've got to be in awe of a guy, not just his age.
03:28I don't care if he's 21.
03:29You know, he's out here playing at 40 years old.
03:32And I don't care who it is.
03:34It's just a command of an NFL offense against an NFL defense.
03:39And to be able to make these plays is just remarkable.
03:43Second and goal.
03:45Keep it on the ground.
03:47Burrowing his way just inside the five-yard line is Chase Brown.
03:53And that should take us to the fourth quarter.
03:58Another good one on a Thursday night.
04:00We've had a whole bunch in a row.
04:03End of three.
04:05Since 20.
04:08Pittsburgh.
04:0917.
04:11Thursday night football.
04:17Last Great American Train Stations opened in 1933.
04:20Hosting a number of exhibitions.
04:22Most recently this week, Auschwitz, not long ago, not far away,
04:25at the site where many soldiers and hauling car survivors return to Cincinnati
04:30after World War II.
04:32Beautiful Art Deco building.
04:34Back we come down to Pacor Stadium.
04:36Where it's third down and goal as we start the fourth quarter.
04:41Bengals up by three.
04:42Trying to extend the lead.
04:43And the pass is caught for the touchdown.
04:46Noah Fant.
04:48The tight end.
04:48And that was a huge possession for both teams.
05:00Because if you get them to settle for a field goal, you're down six.
05:03You get the ball back to Aaron Rodgers.
05:05You've got a chance to take the lead here in the fourth quarter.
05:07Instead, Flacco finishes that drive off.
05:11Eight plays, 67 yards.
05:12And instead of going to Jamar Chase into the boundary,
05:15ends up making a great play there to find the tight end in the crease
05:19into the head zone for the touchdown.
05:21Along his travels, Flacco spent some time in Denver.
05:24Fant was his teammate there.
05:27It's a two-possession lead again for the Cincinnati Bengals.
05:31Three seconds into the quarter.
05:3427-17.
05:35One thing that you always see down here, these rubs or screens.
05:43T. Higgins trying to get involved there.
05:46See a Steelers player that goes down.
05:48They're looking around wanting offensive P.I.
05:51Flacco navigating.
05:52Look at the intensity.
05:54He might be Zen on the sidelines, but he's back there in the pocket.
05:58He's got the eyes of just a locked-in quarterback looking for an answer.
06:04And there's the intensity.
06:11Zach Tedder, the head coach, the play caller.
06:16Calling an almost perfect game.
06:19Flacco now for 237 yards, three touchdowns.
06:23And not only here for 10 days, but playing two games, you know, in four days.
06:29Incredible.
06:30This is a desperate football team sitting there at two and four.
06:36Like you said, you're either a game and a half out or three and a half out.
06:40Huge difference.
06:41Only seven weeks in.
06:47For the one-yard line.
06:48Williams.
06:52Stings.
06:53Tackled in the 26.
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07:00And what a night for Jamar Chase.
07:04This is a guy against man covering.
07:06You would think he's always able to get both of them.
07:08But, look, eight receptions, career-high 76 yards against man covers.
07:11Look at the previous weeks.
07:14Quarterback not able to get him the ball.
07:16Just six receptions.
07:19But now with Joe Flacco back there, the offensive line, the running game,
07:22there's opportunities.
07:24And, boy, they're cashing in.
07:27Hey, single back.
07:28Single back.
07:29Hey, hey, hey, hey, man.
07:30So, Rodgers and company.
07:32Down by 10.
07:33Start from the 27.
07:34Toss.
07:41Warring.
07:42Out of room.
07:45Across the 50.
07:47Into Bengals territory.
07:49Carter making the stop.
07:51So, neither team coming in had a running game.
07:55Now both do.
07:56And you got all three tight ends on the right side.
07:59And they get a hat on a hat.
08:00Watch these three do their jobs.
08:02Jonah Smith, 81.
08:0388.
08:04Friermuth, 80.
08:05Darnell Washington.
08:06You break one tackle.
08:08You got a lot of space there for Warren to pick up huge yards there on first and 10.
08:1337 yards.
08:14Warren has now gained 119 yards tonight on the ground.
08:18Hey, 8-55.
08:198-55.
08:22Go.
08:24Quick throw to the outside.
08:26Friermuth.
08:28Says inbounds.
08:30Says inbounds.
08:30Has the first down and a few more.
08:34Now with Jonu Smith and Darnell Washington and even Connor Hayward making plays in recent weeks.
08:41I think a lot of people have forgotten about Pat Friermuth.
08:44And what this guy can do.
08:46And with a lack of receivers with Calvin Austin down.
08:49Look what this guy can do.
08:50Don't forget about 88.
08:52For a team that needs help besides DK Metcalf.
08:55Boy, 88 is stepping up tonight.
08:57Got only one shot this season.
09:00Juggled by Rodgers, but he gets it away.
09:02Goes back to 88 again.
09:06Second down.
09:06You know, for a team that you would look at and think, okay, how are they going to be able to fight back without a lot of receivers for Aaron Rodgers to throw to?
09:18They're sticking to their guns.
09:20Art Smith, the offensive coordinator and play caller.
09:22Toss sweep.
09:24Into the boundary.
09:25Great blocks.
09:26Huge yards.
09:27Couple passes to Friermuth.
09:29And they're inside the red zone.
09:30Blink of an eye.
09:31Quickly.
09:35Started at their own 27.
09:38Drive two minutes old at this point.
09:40Second down and nine.
09:41Quick throw to the outside.
09:43Metcalf.
09:44Spun down.
09:45Takes it to the 12-yard line.
09:48Tackled by Oren Burks.
09:50The emotion.
09:51The tight end.
09:52You get a couple tight ends out in front of the big DK Metcalf.
09:55He's gotten so many of his yards after the catch this year.
09:59You think about him as a vertical threat in his days in Seattle.
10:03In his first year, this first half of this season in Pittsburgh, it's been a lot of yards after the catch and quick throws.
10:09That's his first catch since the first quarter.
10:13Third down, four.
10:21Rodgers.
10:22Quick throw.
10:23Caught.
10:23That's going to be a first down.
10:25Goes to the big man of Washington.
10:29First and goal.
10:31Darnell Washington moves from the right to the left.
10:34What I want you to notice when he moves is watch the linebacker right here.
10:38Looks a little bit confused.
10:40That's Oren Burks.
10:40He looks to the outside like he thinks he has help from a safety, but there's nobody there.
10:50First and goal from the fourth.
10:51Give it to Warren.
10:55And Warren's still going.
10:58Then they push him back.
10:59Forward progress.
11:01We'll see where they mark it probably around the two-yard lines.
11:04It'll be second and goal.
11:06You know, Jalen Warren, you think of Najee Harris, the big, powerful back.
11:10He's now, of course, with the Chargers.
11:12Warren, 5'8", 215 pounds, short, low center of gravity.
11:16But, boy, he runs hard behind that offensive line.
11:20There wasn't much push up front, but he just kept moving his legs and got some positive yards there.
11:27He's run for 121 tonight.
11:30Putting Warren and Gainwell back there.
11:34Second and goal.
11:35Coming into tight formation.
11:36Play fake.
11:37And that's hauled in by the big man, Washington.
11:41That didn't take long.
11:45Makes it a one-possession game again on a drive that took less than four minutes from their own 27-yard line.
11:52Good job in navigating through there by Darnell Washington.
11:55But, honestly, Jalen Warren, we just talked about the job he did as a runner.
11:59This is what I talk about, about physicality.
12:01What he does without the ball.
12:02Boom!
12:03That's against a rookie, Shamar Stewart.
12:05And a good job of just kind of getting hidden there between the backers by the 300-pound tight end.
12:11If you can do that, Boswell, makes it 27-24.
12:20The Cincinnati Bengals up by three on a 57-degree Thursday night in Cincinnati.
12:33Cleveland didn't make a lot of sense to trade a quarterback.
12:38You think enough of them to make your opening day starter, which he was in Cleveland, to a divisional opponent.
12:44So, Mike, not thrilled that Joe Flacco was under center tonight.
12:49And he was right.
12:51He was right.
12:5325-36 with 2-37-3.
12:56That ball was skid into the end zone.
12:59Juggled there by Tiesbrook to come out to the 20.
13:04Yeah, maybe he saw this coming.
13:06I think it's just the respect that he has for not just Joe Flacco, but the receivers that Joe Flacco is going to be throwing the football to, right?
13:15You know, the whole league has become a quarterback resurrection tour, right?
13:19We know about Mayfield, we know about Darnold, right?
13:22You know, in a way, Rodgers, you know, now back to kind of Green Bay for him.
13:27Flacco.
13:28Yeah.
13:29When are you going to make a comeback?
13:30Even a young Mac Jones with the opportunity he's had in San Francisco.
13:35Exactly right.
13:36Daniel Jones.
13:37And he Jones from the 20-yard line.
13:41Chase Brown avoids a tackle.
13:45Picks up a first down.
13:48It's time for Exceeding Expectations presented by Chief.
13:54Time to throw.
13:55Let's keep an eye on this because we knew about Aaron Rodgers and what he could do getting the ball out fast.
14:00But you know what?
14:01When you get the ball out like this, it's recognition of coverage, being able to find the matchups.
14:06There have been times the offensive lines had to do their job and give him time.
14:09But, boy, he has done such a good job of finding, especially when Jamar Chase is isolated one-on-one.
14:15The ball is out in the blink of an eye.
14:20Take to Brown.
14:22Black O'Rolls.
14:23Throws.
14:23Hits his man.
14:24Noah Fant.
14:26Beyond midfield.
14:28Tackled to the 44.
14:29Noah Fant.
14:30Tackled by Joey Porter.
14:34And Mitch Tinsley, off to the right, clears out the safety in the corners.
14:38And then you've got a matchup right there with T.J. Watt.
14:42Usually, you take that back, Jack Sawyer on the edge there.
14:46His eyes are in the backfield thinking about what has he got to do to get to the quarterback.
14:49He's not worried about coverage.
14:51And with a back-end taken downfield, there's just a ton of room there and a heck of a call there on first and ten.
14:57Inside ten minutes.
15:01In the fourth.
15:03Flacco has time.
15:05Has that one tipped incomplete.
15:07Jack Sawyer came in.
15:09Tipped.
15:10Second down.
15:11Down to Kaylee we go.
15:12So, guys, I asked quarterback coach Brad Crackthorpe for the Bengals.
15:16The most impressive moment since Joe Flacco got to town last Tuesday.
15:20He said it was last Wednesday at practice, less than 24 hours after that trade.
15:26They gave Flacco about 30 plays to run at that practice, and he did it without pause.
15:31Crackthorpe said that's when you're reminded he's been in the league for 18 years.
15:3518 pretty good years, too.
15:37Super Bowl 2012.
15:39Super Bowl MVP that year.
15:42Quick throw to the outside.
15:43It's low, but it's caught by Jamar Chase.
15:47Now you think back to Flacco.
15:48I tell you, in that 2012 season, he had a pretty good regular season.
15:52I think he had 22 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.
15:55In the playoffs, in the four games, 11 touchdown passes, no interceptions.
16:01Always been a strength of his.
16:02But, again, I don't think anyone doubts, oh, yeah, he's been around for his 19th year.
16:06It's just how tough it is to adjust to a new offense with new players
16:11and to be able to play on time is what I think you have to just really marvel at.
16:17So, on that note, most receptions to a wide receiver in his career.
16:21And here's another one.
16:2314 catches for Jamar Chase.
16:25Spinning to the 24-yard line.
16:29That's 17 targets tonight.
16:31That's the most by any player in the NFL all year.
16:35And he does everything.
16:36You know, he's got ball skills.
16:38We saw that in the previous play.
16:39But he's a running back after the catch.
16:41You know, he can go downfield vertically.
16:43You can throw it to him underneath.
16:45And now he bounces off.
16:46And that's Patrick Queen, the middle linebacker that he just bounced off of.
16:50And he's kind of running out of things to say about Jamar Chase.
16:55That's his 18th target.
16:56He's just.
16:58He's that guy.
16:59And 14 catches.
17:01And the game that's turned into a track meet.
17:08That's Brown.
17:09And Brown is now over 100 yards.
17:12A guy who came in averaging 2.7 yards per carry has now run for 106 yards on 10 totes.
17:19More than 10 yards per carry.
17:21And go back to Mike Tomlin talking to Kaylee.
17:24We have to play better on first and 10.
17:26We've got to get him behind the sticks.
17:28That was another first and 10 positive run.
17:30Averaging 7 yards of play on first and 10.
17:3411 yards per rush on first and 10.
17:37We've got it.
17:38Aggie.
17:40Aggie.
17:40Aggie.
17:41Six.
17:42Six.
17:43Second down three.
17:44Monday.
17:45Seven and a half to go in the fourth.
17:47Showing blitz.
17:49Picked up.
17:50Flag is thrown.
17:51Brown for a couple.
17:53You saw the flag come in that time.
17:56Queen blitzing.
17:58And that was the whole.
17:59Queen created.
18:01The rookie who's had a really good night.
18:04Offense number 74.
18:06Ten-yard penalty.
18:07Replay a second down.
18:08This is about timing of a blitz.
18:11You can't tell in slow-mo.
18:12He's coming full speed.
18:13He timed that up perfectly.
18:15And it's really the only thing Rivers could do.
18:17Was respond with that left arm and hook him and then bring him down.
18:26One of the days of Troy Palomarou timing up those blitzes.
18:30I'm sure if he's watching, he's proud of that by Patrick Queen.
18:32For sure.
18:34Only four penalties tonight against the Bengals.
18:36He moves it back to a second and 13.
18:44Blacko.
18:45And that's dropped by Chase.
18:47That's unacceptable.
18:48That's...
18:48What the heck's going on?
18:51Man bites dog.
18:52That's the headline.
18:53Not your dog.
18:54Get him.
18:54Look at the third and 13.
18:58Oh, man.
19:02Yeah, what's wrong with him?
19:04Yeah, what's the deal?
19:06He said, wait a second.
19:08Oh, that's perfect.
19:09Like, what?
19:09That doesn't happen.
19:11Not you.
19:14Who's that imposter wearing number one?
19:16Now you've got Ramsey in the slot against Chase.
19:21Third and 13.
19:23Blacko.
19:23Oh.
19:24And that's swatted away.
19:26Proud wants a little flag and they will not get it.
19:32Higgins, the intended receiver.
19:34Porter covering on the front.
19:35I'm going to let Terry maybe come in here.
19:37But what I see is Porter doing a good job of in phase and then turns around.
19:42And because he turns around, maybe that's why he allows some of that contact going back and forth.
19:47What do you think, Terry?
19:49Yeah, it looks like a little hand fighting between both of them.
19:52A little pull at the end.
19:53I don't think it's enough for a foul.
19:55And it wasn't.
19:57McPherson now a 45-yarder.
19:59To make it a six-point lead.
20:07And he bangs that one through.
20:11So he has now made three tonight.
20:14I think we're set up for another wild finish.
20:16I think you're right.
20:1730-24.
20:20Bengals.
20:20The stadium on the banks of the Ohio River.
20:30Tonight's aerial coverage presented by Verbo.
20:35Well, well, well.
20:3636 game-winning drives in Rodgers' career in the fourth quarter of overtime.
20:42And third-most among active quarterbacks, Matthew Stafford and Russell Wilson.
20:49The men in front of him and is looking for number 37 tonight.
20:53This team down by six.
20:56McPherson to kick off.
20:57Williams and Gainwell.
20:59Set up to receive.
21:02And the kick to the two-yard line.
21:05Deshaun Williams.
21:09Nice run back.
21:10He goes to the 40-yard line with 6-52 left in the fourth.
21:15Yeah, plenty of time for Aaron Rodgers.
21:17Listen, I grew up in southwest Ohio.
21:20I know how Cincinnati fans think, whether it's the Reds or the Bengals.
21:25There isn't a person in a white T-shirt or jersey
21:28that isn't thinking about a walk to their car with a 31-30 loss right now.
21:34I'm telling you, I'm getting texts from Cincinnati fans that I have a text chain
21:38called pain that we are a part of for being Reds fans.
21:44And it carries over into the fall.
21:45You've got to let the sunshine in.
21:47Come on.
21:48I'm just saying.
21:49That's what you think is going to happen.
21:51Maybe it's a different night.
21:52Right.
21:52They've seen too much through the years from the 39-yard line.
21:56Toss it back here.
21:58Warren.
21:59You know, you look at the Bengals this season.
22:02High hopes.
22:03They were getting off to such horrible starts through the years.
22:06Now they get off to a 2-0 start.
22:07But, of course, they lose Borough.
22:09So, the whole town is now depressed about the Bengals.
22:11They lose four in a row.
22:12Oh, it's another lost year.
22:14But now there's tonight.
22:15What a night.
22:17Can they finish?
22:18Go!
22:19Second and seven.
22:22Which way?
22:26Hey, single 55!
22:28Single 55!
22:30Single 55!
22:33Go!
22:35Another flip here.
22:37Spun down.
22:39Setting up a third and four.
22:41You know, I've had a ton of Pittsburgh games through the years on the road.
22:46I've never seen fewer visiting jerseys in the stadium than I do tonight.
22:51I mean, it's all white.
22:52Yeah, it's a credit to these fans showing up.
22:54Like I said, this is a desperate football team.
22:57A desperate fan base.
22:59They know what's at stake tonight with this franchise backed into a corner early in the year.
23:04Two and four.
23:05Oh, you are?
23:05You do have some representatives from Pittsburgh, but it's...
23:08It's a night when it's hard for the Steeler quarterback to bark out the signals.
23:17Play clock at 2.
23:18Third and four.
23:21Incomplete.
23:25Briarman with the intended receiver.
23:27The coverage is good.
23:28It's fourth and four, and in comes the punting group.
23:31Before the snap, you know Aaron Rodgers is known for giving hand signals.
23:36You know, just sometimes they're faking, sometimes they're giving a real signal.
23:41He tried to get that ball to the inside.
23:43Of course, he is locked in to Friar Muth and his potential the night he's had, but unable to convert.
23:51For this weight into punt.
23:52This will be his second.
23:55This will be his second.
23:55Charlie Jones back for Cincinnati.
23:59Gets it away.
24:01Fair catch called.
24:02Four.
24:03He's going to let it bounce.
24:05And it's going to be downed at the nine-yard line.
24:07With 5.16 to play and a wild one in Cincinnati.
24:19AWS TJ Watt came in with big expectations tonight.
24:24And I'll tell you what, Mary Simms done a heck of a job holding up.
24:27They've used some chips from time to time with a tight end, no offense.
24:30The backs have helped out, but he has had a quiet night.
24:33You see pass rush snaps 32, only one pressure.
24:35Fewest in a game all year for number 90, but still a long way to go in this football game.
24:41Important snaps coming up.
24:43Can he, as a leader and one of the alphas of this defense, make his presence felt here late this game?
24:49As Dave Johnson would say, down the stretch we come.
24:53With 5.16, Cincinnati with two timeouts coming down the stretch.
24:58Pittsburgh is all three.
25:01Passes juggled and incomplete.
25:03Chase trying to one-hand it, covered there by Brandon Eccles, second and ten.
25:09And you think they're backed up.
25:10Zach Taylor's going to run the football.
25:12They need to work some clock.
25:13And they come out in the very first play.
25:15They see a one-on-one matchup against a backup corner.
25:17Look at the location of that ball.
25:19Put it right over his outside shoulder.
25:21And he only gets the one hand up.
25:22And he had a chance at that play.
25:24And how about the aggressive nature from Zach Taylor, clearly coaching tonight to win, not just to avoid trying not to lose.
25:33Chase has now been targeted 20 times in the game.
25:3714 catches, second and ten.
25:39Taking off.
25:45Look at this.
25:47Game of 13.
25:50And the crowd roars again.
25:54You know, if you're going to pull off an upset, you've got to break some tendencies.
25:58There's not a person watching this game, let alone who's on the field, including Mike Tomlin, that thought number 16 is going to pull his own read with Heismith closing down and pick up first down yardage.
26:16That was a great sign.
26:17And Joe, 2.0, we believe.
26:21Four and a half to go.
26:23Blacko throws that one pretty much away.
26:33Intended there for Chase Eccles covering on the play.
26:35It'll be second and ten with 4.21 to go.
26:38If they win this game and he joins the postgame show, number one, he'll keep his shirt on.
26:43Number two, that's the first question you've got to ask about.
26:47I mean, he's had a great night, but what a play.
26:50What a play call.
26:51Unreal.
26:52Oh, they'll be around the set postgame.
26:54Oh, for sure.
26:57We hire those people.
27:01Second and ten with it.
27:10For under pressure, they finally get to him.
27:14Finally.
27:15Pam Hayward, the first guy to get in there.
27:18T.J. Watt, also in that play.
27:21We just talked about, he hadn't made a play yet, but this is when these great players start to really take over.
27:27Look at the bend.
27:28Great hands.
27:29Such a technician.
27:31They didn't chip him, so it freed him up.
27:33Hayward coming through the middle by Teddy Karras.
27:35And both of their leaders, both of their leaders make a play when this defense needs it.
27:41And two guys who figure, they'll both wind up in Canton someday.
27:44Third and 18.
27:46On the ground.
27:53The run.
27:55Tackled by Benton.
27:59Brown didn't like it.
28:00I hate the sense of what you talked about before.
28:02Yeah, and I, you know, he was aggressive on that, on that series.
28:06But when it didn't work out, it's third and a long way to go.
28:10He decides to run the football.
28:12The Steelers have all three timeouts, not to mention a two-minute warning.
28:15He just wants that clock to work down and try to take it as far, as far down as they can.
28:20So Rico in to punt.
28:27His third of the night.
28:34He's now Williams back to receive it.
28:37Good cook.
28:39Fielded to 25.
28:41Williams has room.
28:43And brings it back out to about the 43-yard line.
28:46So 2.46, all three timeouts, two-minute warning, a ton of time.
28:52I mean, what a game.
28:54What an incredible game of back and forth.
28:57And can you ask for much more than Aaron Rodgers in a new uniform of the Pittsburgh Steelers
29:02where they're 4-1, trying to have a magical year, 2.46 to go, down six.
29:08Can number eight go down there and try to win this football game?
29:13The battle of the agent has been a beauty.
29:21Rodgers has 36 career game-winning drives.
29:27Go, go, go!
29:28Starts this drive after a 17-yard Williams return from the 42.
29:39Backfield empty.
29:41Rodgers under pressure.
29:43Chase throws.
29:45Too high and incomplete.
29:47Washington was there.
29:50Going to go through his hands and be second and ten.
29:52Now you've got to give some credit to Logan Wilson.
29:54This guy's been benched.
29:55He's the captain of the defense.
29:56He's been sat down for Barrett Carter.
29:59And watch what 55 does right here against a big tight end, Darnell Washington.
30:03Knows the awareness to scramble.
30:05Has his head on a swivel.
30:06Left hand up.
30:08Makes it one of the big plays of the night.
30:11The guy was limited to like 12 snaps last week.
30:16Big play there, second down and ten.
30:17Gainwell in the backfield.
30:22Four-man rush.
30:24Pass over the middle.
30:26And it is pulled in there by Wilson.
30:29But a flag is down back at the 34-yard line.
30:33Offense number 77.
30:35Ten-yard penalty.
30:37We play second down.
30:37Left tackle, Broderick Jones.
30:39This is ironic.
30:42Broderick Jones is the right tackle in college.
30:44Even last year.
30:45Now he's playing left tackle this year.
30:47And there's Miles Murphy.
30:48He's been playing left end in his NFL career.
30:52He was a right end in college at Clemson.
30:54Got off quickly.
30:56And forced that holding call.
30:57This time by Jones to push the Steelers way back.
31:01Way back to a second and 20.
31:0320.
31:0320.
31:0320.
31:0320.
31:0320.
31:09Rodgers avoids the sack.
31:20Deep downfield.
31:21Caught at the 35-yard line.
31:23And going all the way to the end zone is Friar move.
31:29Pat Friar moves 68 yards.
31:39He just got lost in the back end of coverage, Al.
31:44It played so well defensively.
31:47And this time, we keep asking, if it's not DK Metcalf in this offense,
31:53who is going to make a play to help Aaron Rodgers in his pass game?
31:58And you know who it's been tonight.
32:00Pat Friar move.
32:02What a night he's had.
32:03More catches, 106 yards for a man who came into the game with eight receptions on the season.
32:11Now the all-important extra point to give Pittsburgh the lead, 31-30 off the foot of Boswell.
32:18So, Rodgers has brought them from behind.
32:23Now we'll watch Flacco.
32:24Yeah, watch the safety go outside.
32:28And it just creates a huge space, a void in the zone.
32:31It's just an error.
32:32Two defenders on one side all the way to the boundary.
32:35Geno Stone, 22, and DJ Turner.
32:37It's just a bust in coverage.
32:39And who better than Aaron Rodgers?
32:41Even after the scramble, he's got to avoid Osai.
32:43His eyes must have lit up when he saw how big of a void he had with 88 right in the middle of it.
32:50Throws that on a line.
32:51And you can see the reaction, Stone tries to come back to recover, but there was a bust on the back end.
32:58And Aaron Rodgers once again responds, but leaves Cincinnati with an offense that's so dangerous,
33:05led by number one, Jamar Chase, with a lot of time.
33:10Man, the ebb and flow of this game.
33:15Good for 88.
33:16Like I said, it's been so much talk over the last few weeks about Darnell Washington and Jonu Smith and Connor Hayward.
33:26Tonight, Friar Muth reminded him what he could do.
33:31Kudos to our crew.
33:32I think we have some fantastic reaction shots tonight.
33:36The facial expressions of the guys throughout the course of the game.
33:39Meanwhile, the run back here is after the 30-yard line by Todd Brooks.
33:44So, this is where Flacco, who has 29 career, come from behind wins in the fourth quarter or over time.
33:54Well, Joe Flacco has an opportunity here to kind of chase away the kind of the hex, the hover around Cincinnati.
34:04I'm sure there are a lot of people screaming at their TVs right now, but usually something like that happens in Cincinnati.
34:10There's no time left.
34:11But here, he's got time.
34:13That's a good verb you used.
34:14Chase away.
34:15Brief time out.
34:16Very good.
34:17Thank you, sir.
34:19Hanging out with you on these dinners.
34:21Please.
34:25That'll ruin you.
34:27Great dinner last night.
34:28Oh, that was terrific.
34:30Fantastic.
34:30So, first and ten, we have a official's timeout.
34:40As the strike now starts in the 30-yard line, and that pass is caught on the outside of the 41-yard line.
34:45Chase stays inbounds.
34:47Picks up another couple tackled there by Porter.
34:49That's going to take us to the two-minute warning.
34:52They'll be first down at their own 45 with the Cincinnati Bengals, with Pittsburgh on top by one.
35:02We'll interview the player of the game.
35:14I don't know who it'll be.
35:15I've got a lot to pick from.
35:18Meanwhile, Cincinnati at the 45-yard line.
35:24Bengals with two timeouts.
35:26Two minutes to go in regulation.
35:28Blacko sidearms it.
35:29Chase again, and Chase will take it inside the 40, and that is 16 catches for him.
35:38A new Bengals team record.
35:40Wow, of all times, confusion by emotion.
35:44Watch T. Higgins move, and watch Patrick Queen, the leader of this defense.
35:48There's confusion.
35:49There's confusion.
35:50See him pointing?
35:51A lot of confusion, and that's why Jamar Chase ends up being freed up.
35:55The motion there with T. Higgins, Patrick Queen trying to get everybody on the same page.
36:00Really, just like Cincinnati's defense, a tough time to have a bust.
36:04The wheels are spinning now on both sidelines.
36:09Strategy is going to be gigantic here once they get into field goal range.
36:13They're pretty close right now.
36:15Now, if you're Pittsburgh, you have to take a timeout.
36:18They've got to use their timeouts.
36:20They're going to use all three of them here.
36:21They used their first one.
36:23Yeah, McPherson's long.
36:24The season is 50 yards.
36:25One-forty-seven.
36:29Cincinnati will run the ball two more times.
36:31Pittsburgh has got to stop them from getting to that first-down marker,
36:35which will allow them to get the football back.
36:38But it will set up Evan McPherson with his leg strength.
36:42It'll be a very makeable, potential go-ahead score.
36:45I'll say leg strength.
36:47I mean, don't forget.
36:4867 yards, but timeout had been called by Matt LeFleur.
36:52Otherwise, that would have been a new NFL record.
36:54Tried it again and missed it.
36:58So the Steelers led by 10 in the second.
37:01Bengals led by 10.
37:03Three seconds into the fourth.
37:05Pittsburgh up by one.
37:07Second down and eighth.
37:14Black-oh.
37:15Down the sideline.
37:16Caught!
37:17And sliding to a stop at the six is Higgins.
37:20Brilliant.
37:21Just brilliant.
37:22Could have gone in, but this way he stops the clock.
37:26137 forces Pittsburgh to use its timeouts and sets up what could be a game-winning field goal.
37:31Great call, Al.
37:33I'm right there with you.
37:34Tight coverage.
37:35Pulls away late.
37:36And then right there, the veteran presence to know exactly where he was on the field,
37:41what's going on with the game clock, and what needs to happen.
37:44Higgins slides down, protects the ball, makes Pittsburgh use their second timeout.
37:49As you said, I love the word, brilliant decision by Tee Higgins.
37:54Tremendous.
37:54Makes the catch.
37:55Can get into the end zone.
37:57Understands exactly what's happening.
37:59Forces Pittsburgh to use a timeout.
38:01They've got one, and McPherson getting ready to what he hopes is a game-winning field goal.
38:06And for all you young receivers that want your clip or your moment, you take away the selfish approach.
38:14And you realize that, yeah, it would have been great for him to score a touchdown there,
38:17but it would have hurt the team in giving Aaron Rodgers the ball back with time.
38:20Instead, he slides down, obviously, and makes a great call.
38:23All right, Flacco put it between the hash marks.
38:28That will force Pittsburgh to use that final timeout.
38:34Second and goal.
38:35Run a couple of plays, bring McPherson in, and who knows?
38:38You were talking about who's going to be on that set.
38:40How many seats do they have?
38:42I'll tell you what.
38:43I mean, I mean, he Higgins might have just made the list with that play.
38:48He just brought a seat at the table, even though his counterpart scored 16 passes tonight for 161 yards.
38:56So much at stake in this game for Cincinnati.
39:00Sitting there at 2-4 without Joe Burrow.
39:02You bring Joe Flacco in.
39:04A great second half last week against Green Bay.
39:06And now with a shot maybe to take down the division leader.
39:11Flacco buys a couple of extra seconds before he takes the kneel down there.
39:17Flacco, meanwhile, 342 passing yards tonight.
39:22Three touchdowns.
39:25Well, this second half, there have been so many answers.
39:30Cincinnati puts a score up.
39:31You're thinking, uh-oh, they're pulling away.
39:33Pittsburgh comes right back with a touchdown to their self.
39:36Cincinnati goes up again.
39:37Pittsburgh comes back.
39:38It's just back and forth.
39:39I mean, this is what you love to see on a Thursday night, these divisional matchups.
39:43Rodgers has thrown four touchdown passes tonight.
39:45They've got all of them, all of them, to tight ends.
39:53And now the Bengals will take the time out using all of that clock.
40:03Want to run it down as far as the academy.
40:05They're already starting to smile.
40:07But the—I don't have to tell you about the crazy kicks this year.
40:12Oh, gosh.
40:13I don't want to put the kibosh on anybody.
40:15Just bringing up a fact.
40:17Well, the kibosh is just 31-30 that I brought up about 30 minutes ago, right?
40:22And it has a chance to—Joe Flacco's in town, and he said, nah.
40:27They're going to blame you.
40:28So, Pittsburgh trying to avoid going to four and two and having only a one-and-a-half game lead.
40:36So, Flacco buys a couple of extra seconds.
40:40He'll go to the bench.
40:41McPherson and his gang will come out and try to sort this one away.
40:46Yeah, they have the last time out.
40:50You know, you can walk—work it all the way down.
40:52Don't have to feel any kind of rush at all.
40:56Down to about probably 11 seconds.
40:58Joe Flacco is playing for the Cleveland Browns, a rival of the Bengals.
41:17He's down there leading this team, yelling on the sideline.
41:19Third final timeout by the Bengals.
41:21Being a leader.
41:22Then he got benched.
41:25Then Gabriel took over.
41:26Here he is.
41:2831 of 47 tonight.
41:32Amazing.
41:33342 and three touchdowns.
41:37And I think beyond that, his presence and his leadership,
41:43when he walked into the building with the guy in the hat with the hat on backwards down,
41:48it gave him hope.
41:49It gave him a belief.
41:51It affected the defense.
41:53It affected the special teams.
41:54It affected the coaching.
41:55Everybody believed with him here.
41:58Here we go.
42:04From 36.
42:15Snap good.
42:16Hold good.
42:17Kick good.
42:18What a night.
42:27Still seven seconds on the clock, but for all practical purposes, the Cincinnati Bengals are going to come out of here with a win.
42:33What a job by Zach Taylor.
42:39These last few weeks have been tough for Zach Taylor, for the Bengals, the seasons that they've had, some of the injuries that have occurred, the slow starts that have gone on.
42:51Zach Taylor has just kind of sat in the pocket and kept believing that this team could dig themselves out of it.
42:58And down 31-30 and thinking, okay, same old, same old, uh-uh.
43:04Joe Flacco leads him right down.
43:06And gives one of the best kickers in the league a chance to put him up.
43:11And Joe Burrow loves to see it.
43:14What reactions?
43:15On both sides, in all circumstances.
43:23On both sides, in all circumstances.
43:23Most important thing here is to get this ball either into the landing zone or into the end zone.
43:38You don't want to give Aaron Rodgers a chance.
43:40Nope.
43:41Four career Hail Marys, most in NFL history.
43:45And he's known a few.
43:47Even threw a double Hail Mary in a playoff game in Arizona a few years back.
43:53So this will put him to 35.
43:55Meanwhile, you know, if you're the Bengals, all of a sudden, four losses.
43:59But you bring Flacco in their next two games, both here.
44:03Jets and then Chicago.
44:05Wow.
44:07Isn't it incredible?
44:08What a win against a division leader.
44:11I mean, this could be a springboard.
44:12It's not just to get you to three and four in a game and a half behind the Steelers.
44:15You've got some momentum.
44:16You've got Joe Flacco rolling.
44:18You've got the schedule you just mentioned, both games at home.
44:21And what, it's amazing what one game can do to change the complexion of your approach
44:27and the direction of your season.
44:29One game, one guy.
44:34Seven seconds.
44:37You had Metcalf down at the bottom of the screen.
44:42You're in the lateral play.
44:44They'll try.
44:44Well, they're going to try to get it out of bounds first, and they do with three seconds.
44:50So Pat Friermuth, who's had some night, picks up five.
44:55They're just trying to get Aaron Rodgers, get him a little closer
44:58before he throws it up there to DK Metcalf.
45:02He and Friermuth.
45:03They're 60 yards from the end zone.
45:13Metcalf by himself up to the right, up to the top.
45:22Rodgers spinning.
45:25Winding up.
45:26As far as he can throw it into the end zone.
45:29What's going to happen here?
45:30Knocked down.
45:33DJ Ivey maxed it away.
45:37Never a dull moment in this one.
45:40Woo!
45:44What a game.
45:45You know, the guy that has the most Hail Marys in the history of the NFL
45:49just threw that thing up perfectly 60 yards.
45:52Everybody holding their breath.
45:54Amazing.
45:55Just amazing.
45:56Just amazing.
46:01Well, the icy hot bowl.
46:03You know, the cock of the ball, whatever you wanted to call this game tonight.
46:07It was wild.
46:09And there was Joe Burrow saying hello to Aaron Rodgers.
46:13So you got three guys way back there dropping eight guys in coverage.
46:18And there's Rodgers.
46:20Throws it about 65, 70 yards.
46:22Still thrown in a long way.
46:23But what a job of locating the football.
46:26Never a doubt with DJ Ivey.
46:30Brad holding his breath at that point.
46:32He's done it so many times.
46:34Look at 38.
46:35High points it and just knocks it straight down.
46:38Metcalf is down there.
46:39Craig standing.
46:40Who day?
46:41Who day?
46:41Who day?
46:41Well, it's the second time we've seen Flacco do this on a Thursday night.
46:50He did it in Cleveland a couple of years ago.
46:52Does it tonight?
46:56What a ball game.
46:57Tremendous.
46:58We've had, like you said, we've had a heck of a run.
47:01And T. Higgins on a brilliant play.
47:04Making sure that the Cincinnati Bengals could take it home.
47:10Sliding to a stop.
47:12Taking almost all the time off the clock.
47:14Setting up the field goal.
47:16Since he wins it 33-31.
47:18Carissa and the guys will wrap things up.
47:20Should be a hell of a JCPenney postgame show right after these messages.
47:31Chemistry is an integral part of any team effort.
47:51You can't shoot all of those.
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