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Evan McPherson kicks the Cincinnati Bengals to their first AFC Championship Game since 1988 (Video)

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by Doug Rush
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Evan McPherson kicks the Cincinnati Bengals to their first AFC Championship Game since 1988 (Video)

The Cincinnati Bengals hadn’t won a playoff game since 1991.

After ending that drought last week, the Bengals traveled to take on the number one seeded Tennessee Titans, who got Derrick Henry back from injury.

Ryan Tannehill was picked off late in the game, and the Bengals were set up to win the game on the leg of rookie kicker Evan McPherson.

From 52 yards out…

And for the first time since 1988, the Bengals are in the AFC Championship Game and will await the winner of the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.

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Doug Rush

Doug Rush is entering his 18th season as a writer. His career dates back to when he was with The Asbury Park Press covering high school football, The Harlem Globetrotters and The Lakewood Blueclaws.


In 2009, he joined Bleacher Report, covering the New York Yankees and New York Giants, amassing over 2 million reader views.


After 2013, he left B/R to join Sports Media 101 to cover the Yankees and Giants. While with Sports Media 101, Rush was named to the Pro Football Writers Association of America. He was there until July of 2016.

In January of 2018, Rush joined USA Today as part of the Giants Wire staff to cover the Giants. He is still currently with them, as he does weekly analysis for them during the season.


In September of 2021, Rush joined Pro Sports Extra, where he will be covering MLB, the NFL, NBA, WWE and AEW.


Doug is from Toms River, New Jersey where he has two children, Carson and Peyton.

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