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Melanie Collins Posts 6-Word Message After Wild Bengals vs. Broncos Game

Originally posted on The Spun | By Matt Hladik | Last updated Dec 29, 2024 2:37 PM ET

Melanie Collins had the pleasure of serving as CBS Sports' sideline reporter for Saturday night's thriller between the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos.

Cincinnati won 30-24 in overtime to keep its playoff hopes alive. The Bengals survived Denver tying the game on a touchdown pass from Bo Nix to Marvin Mims in the final seconds of regulation and also had to overcome a missed field goal by Cade York that would have won the game in overtime. After forcing a punt following York's doink off the upright, Cincinnati drove down and scored on a touchdown pass from Joe Burrow to Tee Higgins.

Collins, who turned heads on the sideline during and after the game, celebrated the entertaining work day with a post on Instagram Sunday afternoon.

"What a game. What a week! #pinchme," Collins wrote.

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"Uh ... what an outfit. Great job yesterday. Enjoy your work," one person commented on Collins' post.

"What a fit," a second person added.

"Bae ❤️," said a third.

"Goddess ❤️," added a fourth.

A graduate of Penn State University, Collins has been at CBS for several years, starting off covering college basketball and football for CBS Sports Network before moving over to NFL coverage. Prior to joining CBS, Collins worked at Yahoo! Sports.

"Collins was the face of Yahoo! Sports where her assignments included reporting from all major sporting events across the globe including the Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, NCAA Football National Championship, Stanley Cup Playoffs, NCAA Basketball Final Four, NFL Draft, NBA Finals, and the World Series," her Paramount biography reads. "Collins was formerly the host of Big Break and Driver vs. Driver on Golf Channel. She also was the host of the weekly Yahoo! Sports show “Fantasy Football Live.”

In her spare time, Collins also has an interior design business. Yes, she's quite a busy woman.

We'll see her back on the sideline in Week 18, where she'll once again be working with Trent Green and Kevin Harlan.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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