The Bengals lost to the Chargers 34–27, but their last-second Hail Mary attempt to Tee Higgins was actually remarkably close.
The Cincinnati Bengals battled back from down 27–6 and almost pulled off a miraculous comeback win against the Los Angeles Chargers. On the final play of the game, Joe Burrow aired up a Hail Mary for his receivers and Tee Higgins had it in his fingers before the ball was knocked away.
After the Bengals' defense surrendered a late touchdown to JK Dobbins with 18 seconds left in the game, the offense tried to pull off a miracle of their own, and they were incredibly close to doing just that. Burrow got a lot of wind under his Hail Mary attempt, but was forced to throw it before Higgins had gotten into the end zone. In a sea of bodies in the end zone, Higgins could be seen leaping from around the one-yard line and getting both hands on the ball before Chargers DB Derwin James came in from behind and pried the ball loose.
James made the big play for the Chargers defense to signal the end of Sunday's game, but Higgins will surely be kicking himself for not hanging onto that catch, no matter the degree of difficulty.Karl Rasmussen is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News team for Sports Illustrated. A University of Oregon alum who joined SI in February 2023, his work has appeared on 12up and ClutchPoints. Rasmussen is a loyal Tottenham, Jets, Yankees and Ducks fan.
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