If Joe Burrow had jitters ahead of his first NFL playoff game, he didn't show it on the field. The Cincinnati Bengals' second-year quarterback came out firing, finishing his first half of postseason play with 146 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions.
Burrow, 25, got things started by leading the Bengals to a touchdown on its first drive of the game with a 7-yard strike to tight end C.J. Uzomah.
But it was another pass to Uzomah that really had viewers talking. In the second quarter, Burrow found the tight end on a seam route with a laser of a pass, despite the fact that Uzomah was blanketed by Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Divine Deablo.
Perfect placement on this throw from Joe. @JoeyB #SuperWildCard
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Burrow topped that impressive throw later on the same drive, by narrowly avoiding the sideline and throwing to the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown to Tyler Boyd.
Everything about this @JoeyB TD throw #SuperWildCard
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The latter play came with a good bit of controversy as an inadvertent whistle was heard just before Boyd caught the pass. Regardless, the Bengals went to halftime with a 20-13 lead over the Raiders.
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