Bengals' Sam Hubbard makes NFL history with game-changing fumble return for touchdown
Hubbard scooped the ball up after it was punched out
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sam Hubbard may have saved the Cincinnati Bengals’ season at the goal line.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley was rolling in the fourth quarter. He had a touchdown pass to Demarcus Robinson to tie the game at 17 and appeared to be getting ready to give his team the lead after a 25-yard run that got the team to within 2 yards of a touchdown.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sam Hubbard #94 of the Cincinnati Bengals recovers a fumble by Tyler Huntley #2 of the Baltimore Ravens to score a 98 yard touchdown during the fourth quarter in the AFC Wild Card playoff game at Paycor Stadium on January 15, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
However, Logan Wilson and Hubbard had different ideas.
Huntley went over the top of the line of scrimmage to try and get a touchdown but Wilson knocked the ball out of the quarterback’s hands and Hubbard recovered. The defensive lineman ran the ball 98 yards for a touchdown for one of the wildest touchdowns of the 2022-23 postseason so far.
Sam Hubbard #94 of the Cincinnati Bengals lines up for a play during the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
The play lit up social media.
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It was the longest fumble return in postseason history.
Hubbard had four tackles and a quarterback hit before he returned the ball for a touchdown. Wilson had nine tackles and a forced fumble as the play was over.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The play put Cincinnati up a touchdown and an extra point with about 11:39 to play in the game.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley throws in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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The Bengals are the defending AFC champions and were looking to get past a tough division rival in the Ravens.