Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Sam Hubbard returned a fumble 98 yards for a touchdown and helped his team defeat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, 24-17, to advance to the divisional round of the Bengals. NFL playoffs.

Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley fumbled the ball at the Bengals 2-yard line and Hubbard picked it up and ran all the way back for the touchdown. The fourth quarter play changed the trajectory of the game for the Bengals and helped them avoid their division rival.

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Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard executes a 98-yard fumble by Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley for a touchdown in the second half of an NFL Wild Card football game in Cincinnati, on Sunday, January 15, 2023.
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Prior to that play, Huntley was driving and it looked as if Baltimore was going to take the lead.

Huntley had thrown a touchdown pass to Demarcus Robinson to tie the game at 17 apiece and had a chance to take the lead after the defense forced the Bengals to punt, and he was on a roll.

He threw a 25-yard pass to Mark Andrews and then set up the team for a potential score with a 35-yard run. It was all Huntley until he tried to get to the goal line and Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson hit the ball. Hubbard was focused and the rest is history.

Huntley’s last effort to win the game failed. He went 17-for-29 with 226 passing yards, two touchdown passes and one interception.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley (2) loses the ball when Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson, left, tackles him in the second half of a wild card playoff football game in the NFL in Cincinnati, Sunday, January 15, 2023. Bengals' Sam Hubbard recovered the fumble and ran back for a touchdown.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley (2) loses the ball when Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson, left, tackles him in the second half of a wild card playoff football game in the NFL in Cincinnati, Sunday, January 15, 2023. Bengals’ Sam Hubbard recovered the fumble and ran back for a touchdown.
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Baltimore led 10-9 over Cincinnati at halftime. Huntley found JK Dobbins for a 2-yard TD pass and then Justin Tucker made a 22-yard field goal before the whistle. But his only score in the second half came on a touchdown pass to Robinson.

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Dobbins led the Ravens with 62 rushing yards. He also had four receptions for 43 yards. Andrews led the team with five receptions for 73 yards.

Joe Burrow and the Bengals started early with Evan McPherson’s 39-yard field goal in the first quarter. Burrow then found Ja’Marr Chase for a 7-yard TD pass.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase celebrates a first down in the first half of an NFL Wild Card playoff football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Cincinnati, Sunday, January 15, 2023.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase celebrates a first down in the first half of an NFL Wild Card playoff football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Cincinnati, Sunday, January 15, 2023.
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Burrow ran the ball down the goal line, then completed the 2-point conversion with a pass to Tee Higgins. Cincinnati was up 17-10 at the time. The Ravens would respond on the next series.

Burrow was 23-for-32 with 209 passing yards and a touchdown pass to Chase. The star wide receiver had nine receptions for 84 yards. Joe Mixon led the team with 39 rushing yards.

Cincinnati is back in the divisional round of the playoffs. The team will play the Buffalo Bills next week. Their Week 17 matchup was declared a no-show after Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field.

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The team won the AFC Championship last season only to lose to the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.