The Cincinnati Bengals fell into an early hole against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI, but Zac Taylor helped them climb out of it with a gutsy play call in the red zone.
The Bengals were trailing 13-3 late in the second quarter when Taylor drew up some trickery on 2nd-and-goal. He called a pass play for running back Joe Mixon, who had previously never attempted a pass in his five-year NFL career. Mixon threw a strike to Tee Higgins in the back of the end zone.
MIXON THROWS THE TD TO TEE HIGGINS
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You can understand why the Rams didn’t see it coming. Mixon’s last pass attempt came in college when he was with Oklahoma.
The score cut L.A.’s lead to 13-10.
