Raiders-Bengals: Super Wild Card Weekend Top Plays

The Patriots did manage to kick a field goal before the half to trail 27-3 at the break.The rout continuesThe start of the second half went just like the first half did, as Allen found Emmanuel Sanders for a 34-yard touchdown pass.A small sign of lifeThe Pats fought back, as Kendrick Bourne scored their first TD of the game.Not today, PatriotsBut Allen and the Bills quickly pushed the lead right back up to 30.Make that a 37-point lead after Allen found offensive lineman Tommy Doyle for a "Big Man TD."The Patriots scored a late TD, but it was the Bills who earned bragging rights in an emphatic fashion.Cincinnati Bengals 26, Las Vegas Raiders 19First playoff TD passJoe Burrow and the Bengals made it look easy on their opening drive of the game, scoring a touchdown early.Burrow completed five passes on the drive, with the final one being a touchdown pass to tight end C.J. Uzomah to take a 7-3 lead.Strip sackThe Bengals' defense stepped up immediately after that touchdown, with defensive end Trey Hendrickson forcing a fumble to get the ball back to the offense.That helped set up a field goal for the Bengals, extending their lead to 10-3.Burrow MagicBurrow's dominant first half continued as he found wide receiver Tyler Boyd for his second touchdown pass of the game.This one came with Burrow walking the tightrope on the sideline to push the Bengals' lead to 20-6.Late responseThe Raiders needed a touchdown to stay within arm's reach heading into the second half, and that is exactly what they got 13 seconds before the break — Derek Carr connected with Zay Jones for the Raiders' first touchdown to make it a 20-13 game.On the moveThe Bengals extended their lead to 23-13 with a field goal in the third quarter, but the Raiders threatened late in the period, thanks to this Carr-to-Hunter-Renfrow connection.But the Bengals held Vegas to a field goal, then countered with a kick of their own to keep a 10-point lead at 26-16.Carr to D-JaxThe Raiders needed some points on their next drive with time growing short in the fourth.