Bengals' season-saving play given 'fantastic' name
Things were looking grim for the Bengals' 2022 season late in their wild-card matchup with the Ravens. Then, DE Sam Hubbard made the play of the year for Cincinnati to save its season.
With Baltimore knocking on the door of the end zone, Hubbard took a fumble the length of the field for a touchdown. Since, the play has received a lot of names, but the most popular has been "The Fumble in the Jungle."
Hubbard's 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown is the longest go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter in NFL postseason history and the longest fumble return touchdown in postseason history, per NFL Research.
It was a special play made by a special player in what was a storybook ending. Hubbard has spent his entire football career in Ohio, from high school to college to the NFL, becoming a hometown hero.
"The Fumble in the Jungle" kept the Bengals' season alive in hopes of making it back to the Super Bowl, where they lost a year ago to the Los Angeles Rams. Cincinnati is now set to face the Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs.
If the Bengals want to continue their journey to a ring, the defense may need to create more game-changing plays in Buffalo.
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