Minnesota Vikings fall after field goal in OT seals Bengals 27-24 victory
Cincinnati erased a 17-3 Minnesota lead with two fourth-quarter touchdowns
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Tee Higgins made a savvy goal-line move to score a touchdown and force overtime and Evan McPherson made a 29-yard field goal to seal a 27-24 victory Saturday for Cincinnati over the Minnesota Vikings, keeping the Bengals playoff hopes alive without their star quarterback.
Higgins caught a 21-yard pass from Jake Browning with under a minute remaining in the game and pulled off an acrobatic move to stretch the ball over the goal line and tie the game at 24.
In overtime, a 4-yard run from Joe Mixon made it an easy chip shot for McPherson with 3:11 remaining.
The Bengals (8-6) had taken over at their 41-yard line after stopping the Vikings (7-7) on fourth-and-short.
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Cincinnati erased a 17-3 Minnesota lead with its two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
Browning was 29 for 42 for 324 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He completed passes to 12 different receivers.
Mullens, the fourth quarterback to start a game this season for the Vikings, passed for 303 yards with two TDs and two interceptions. Backup running back Ty Chandler had a career-high 132 rushing yards and a touchdown for Minnesota.
The Vikings host the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Dec. 24. The Bengals play at Pittsburgh next Saturday.