In a thrilling Week 15 game of the 2023 NFL season, the Vikings and Bengals finished with a 24-24 tie. The Vikings took an early lead, with Ty Chandler and Jordan Addison scoring touchdowns for a 14-3 lead. However, the Bengals, under Jake Browning's leadership, made a remarkable comeback, with Joe Mixon scoring a crucial touchdown to tie the game at 17-17. A second touchdown from Nick Mullens to Jordan Addison put the Vikings back in the lead, but the Bengals responded with three straight touchdowns, tying the game at 24-24 with only 39 seconds remaining.
Bengals have scored 3 TDs in the fourth quarter and it's tied at 24 with 39 seconds left.
Vikings-Bengals tied 24-24. There's 39 seconds left. Cincinnati has scored three straight TD drives 8 plays, 75 yards, TD 11 plays, 74 yards, TD 10 plays, 75 yards, TD
Bengals-Vikings is wild
The Bengals had a go-ahead pick six called back because of an offsides… The Vikings went on to score a go-ahead touchdown on the same drive 😳 https://t.co/egvXaYPZdj
Jordan Addison with his ninth TD of the season 🔥 (via @NFL) https://t.co/Ykmwrvi7PI
This is BANANAS. What a wild TD for Mullens, Addison and the @Vikings 😱 📺: #MINvsCIN on @NFLNetwork 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/NSP16XcJnU https://t.co/wgdAkaeQ9Z
This Vikings-Bengals game https://t.co/DhvTAQZ47V
Nick Mullens and Jordan Addison have now connected on two “probably doesn’t get completed most of the time” passes for TDs today.
Everyone in purple was yelling at Nick Mullens to throw it away. Instead he threw to Jordan Addison for a 1-yard TD, set up by a 30-yard Ty Chandler run. Let's see if the defense can hold this lead. Vikings 24, Bengals 17. 3:48 Q4.
what a catch jordan addison and also nick mullens why did you do that
Nick Mullens to Jordan Addison has been a thrill ride in this game
Nick Mullens throw a touchdown to Jordan Addison on a ball he probably should've thrown out of the back of the end zone. Whatever works.
New on @TheNFLWire: The @Vikings gave up their first touchdown in nearly three games right after their game's announcers mentioned that they hadn't allowed a touchdown in nearly three games. https://t.co/i9lv9Xf3Dt
Joe Mixon ties it up 👀 The Bengals' RB absorbs a hit from a defender to erase a 14-point deficit vs. Minnesota. 🎥 @NFL https://t.co/xmZ4cnWS7a
Joe Mixon on fourth down with the SECOND EFFORT 😱 Tie game in Cincinnati❕ #RuleTheJungle https://t.co/cEF9t7iQfI
JOE MIXON ON 4TH & GOAL THE BENGALS (-3) HAVE TIED THE GAME AFTER TRAILING 17-3 https://t.co/HEDkcR66YM
Joe Mixon ties it up in Cincy 💪 (via @NFL) https://t.co/GllUabSgg2
JOE MIXON ON 4TH & GOAL 💪 https://t.co/tPsgfjq4Fx
CLOSE GAME ALERT🚨 @Vikings 17 @Bengals 17 7:46 to go 📺: #MINvsCIN on @NFLNetwork 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/NSP16XcJnU
That's INCREDIBLE power for Joe Mixon, great play
Unreal. The Bengals were on life support. Vikings hadn't given up a TD in 13 quarters. Browning couldn't get on track, threw an ugly pick. Then, two straight drives right down the field for TDs. Weird. Things. Bengals 17, Vikings 17
Some serious power there by Bengals RB Joe Mixon to score after Vikings LB Ivan Pace Jr. hit him square in the backfield on 4th down. And now the Bengals have put together consecutive TD drives for the tie. Vikings 17, Bengals 17. 7:46 Q4.
Joe Mixon touchdown on 4th-goal from the 1. Vikings-Bengals tied at 17-17 with 7:46 left in regulation
Joe Mixon with a second effort TD on fourth and an inch. That's become his calling card. Third straight game he has done that for a score.
Joe Mixon gets in on a second effort. Bengals touchdown.
And a dime (with a great blitz pickup by Joe Mixon) from Browning to Higgins for the TD. Signs of life when they had to have it. Vikings 17, Bengals 10
This Mullens ➡️ Addison TD pass had a completion probability of just 21.4% 😯 Powered by @awscloud 📺: #MINvsCIN on @NFLNetwork 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/NSP16XcJnU https://t.co/Cz3zl4bXmH
End 3Q: Vikings 17, Bengals 3. Cincinnati ball at the Minnesota 13. Critical spot and should be four-down territory. Bengals defense has only one three-and-out in 6 possessions. Can't count on a ton of possessions.
The Vikings defense just added another quarter to its touchdown-less streak. But the Bengals will open the 4th quarter with a first down at the 13.
Vikings 17, Bengals 3, 4:32 3Q Tall order for Browning and the Bengals considering how the Vikings play and seem to have this offense figured out right now. Need some kind of new wrinkle or strategy to open this thing up, STAT.
Jordan Addison with the shoe string catch 🔥 Minnesota takes a 14-3 over Cincinnati‼️ (via @NFL) https://t.co/FhzxQePrA2
Nick Mullens & Jordan Addison (37-yd TD) Mullens had 0.5 yards of separation when he let go of the pass while Addison had 0.8 yards of separation when the pass arrived. 💡 Completion Probability: 21.4% 📺: #MINvsCIN on @NFLNetwork 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/oFqlibQzAb https://t.co/VsfH0rgWqo
Jordan Addison touchdown gives Vikings 14-3 lead. https://t.co/UstSuLKxrH
Nick Mullens somehow gets it away and Jordan Addison gets loose for a 37-yard TD❕ #SKOL https://t.co/cJfGz0I4Dz
Mullens to Addison gives the Vikings a 14-3 lead 😱 (via @NFL) https://t.co/MQA1Te3YG2
Jordan Addison HOW?! A shoestring grab for the Vikings rookie wideout ends with an end zone scamper and quiets the Cincinnati crowd. 🎥 @NFL https://t.co/p4zHSLK0SS
Nick Mullens gets the throw off and Jordan Addison takes it all the way! 📺: #MINvsCIN on @NFLNetwork 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/vtmfEKvOLy https://t.co/LsiyRrp1bD
Nick Mullens, falling backwards, throws a pass at Jordan Addison's feet. Somehow Addison comes up with it and darts 37 yards for a breathing-room touchdown to open the half. Vikings 14, Bengals 3. 10:46
Nick Mullens, falling backward while pressured, throws a short pass to Jordan Addison, who needs to scoop it low near the turf. Addison runs another 30+ yards for the Vikings touchdown. Take it how you can. Minnesota leads 14-3 with 10:46 left in Q3.
Nick Mullens throws to Jordan Addison for a touchdown. Just a great play by the rookie to haul that in with his fingertips then take it the distance. Vikings in complete control.
Jordan Addison touchdown. Mullins finds Addison for what should have been a short gain and the Bengals can't bring him down
Ty Chandler's 35 yard run was the Vikings' longest rushing play of the season.
Vikings lead Bengals 7-3 at halftime. https://t.co/yJYRnstyKx
This catch by Justin Jefferson 🤯 Vikings lead the Bengals 7-3 at the half‼️ (via @nflnetwork) https://t.co/7rQXmVChH0
Halftime Vikings 7, Bengals 3 Two interceptions near red zone undercut the Vikings leading 188-101 in yardage. Defense holding strong, helped by a couple Tee Higgins drops. Bengals have just 42 yards on 17 plays since the first field goal drive.
Vikings could be winning this game by two touchdowns. Instead they lead 7-3 at halftime. If Nick Mullens (or Jaren Hall) don't turn the ball over after halftime, the Vikings win running away.
Vikings defense in its past 2 1/2 games: vs. Chicago: 12 points vs. Raiders: 0 points vs. Bengals: 3 points. Vikings 7, Bengals 3. HALFTIME
Mike Hilton with a vital red-zone INT 💥 Cincinnati's defense comes up with a critical turnover against Nick Mullens and the Vikings. 🎥 @NFL https://t.co/dKJ3qQjufa
Mike Hilton picks off Nick Mullens in the redzone‼️ (via @NFL) https://t.co/le6zudSBRC
Bengals have been getting receivers open but have missed some connections, none worse than that one to WR Charlie Jones. That would have been a 56-yard TD. Instead, a punt. Vikings take over at their 16-yard line.
Bengals flooded the line on third-7, brought five on the blitz. Pratt untouched up the middle for the sack on Mullens. Vikings will punt to start second quarter.
And oh by the way, that's the Vikings' FIRST touchdown on their first possession of a game this season. Last season, they tied for the NFL lead with 8 opening-drive TDs.
Ty Chandler punches it in for 6️⃣. 🔥 (🎥: @NFL) https://t.co/PvfN9pmGPR
Fake tush push with Nick Mullens brings the Vikings to the Bengals' 1-yard line. Ty Chandler cashes it for six. Vikings take 7-3 lead in first quarter after a possession apiece. It's the Vikings' second offensive touchdown in the last nine quarters.
Ty Chandler gives the Vikings the lead on their opening drive! He was +600 to score the 1st TD today ✅ https://t.co/gUQw5w76kU
Ty Chandler totals 46 yards on the drive and caps it with a go-head TD❕ #SKOL https://t.co/cIacZ4s4Dq
Vikings play distribution on the TD drive: 7 Ty Chandler rushes 3 Nick Mullens passes 2 Nick Mullens sneaks 12-75-6:18 Vikings 7, Bengals 3. 2:23 Q1.
Ty Chandler in for the TD @FFHitman right now 😎 https://t.co/Oa9bZYmSyO
Fake tush push with Nick Mullens brings the Vikings to the Bengals' 1- yard line. Ty Chandler cashes it for six. Vikings take 7-3 lead. That's the first offensive touchdown for Minnesota in nine quarters.
EIGHT touches and a touchdown for Ty Chandler on the Vikings opening drive.
Umm it looks like that Vikings just ran a fake Tush Push. Nick Mullens delivers to Ty Chandler leaking out of the backfield for a big gain.
Nick Mullens put that pass in a perfect spot for Justin Jefferson to avoid a big hit over the middle.
Jake Browning's Bengals marched 62 yards into a third-and-1 in the red zone. Zac Taylor goes with a trick play that the Vikings sniff out. Cincy field goal makes it 3-0 before the Vikings' first possession.
Vikings catch a break with a brutal play call on 3rd down. They hadn't stopped the Bengals yet, and so naturally Cincinnati felt compelled to run a low-percentage tight end pass. Bengals settle for a 34-yard field goal. Bengals 3, Vikings 0. 8:41 Q1.
#Bengals decide to get cute on third and short in the RZ and try to get a Tanner Hudson pass off the jet sweep. Vikings all over it. Force a FG. Trick plays plays when they don't work are easy to criticize. But, as well as Browning was going that drive, hard to like it.
Your QB is throwing the ball extremely well and moving the ball down the #Vikings' throats and you call THAT on third-and-short? Really? #Bengals
Bengals quick snapped QB sneak on 3rd-1 as Vikings were in middle of pre-snap shift they do to draw offense offsides in short yardage. Cincinnati used tempo change against them.
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