‘That was the difference’: Bengals’ goal-line stand saves the day in win over Jaguars
New York TimesThe four men inducted in the inaugural class of the Bengals Ring of Honor, along with nearly 40 of their teammates from the 1981 AFC Championship team, all had firsthand knowledge of how monumental a goal-line stand can be in the outcome of a game. “It was the turning point of the game,” head coach Zac Taylor said of the fourth-down stop. It felt like the momentum came back in our favor.” Like the four Ring of Honor inductees and the dozens of players from the 1981 team watching from suites, Taylor had seen firsthand a fourth-down stop completely flip a game, only his was much more recent. “When the defense makes a big play, we’re going to build off that.” Momentum and mindset are intangible advantages created by the goal-line stand. “We just needed to get the run game going,” Taylor said.
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