The Cincinnati Bengals ended their 31-year drought without a playoff win as they defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 26-19 on Saturday afternoon.
In front of 66,277 fans, the largest crowd the Bengals have ever had at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati started the game on fire and never cooled off. The Bengals never trailed in the win and despite a second-half comeback by Raiders' quarterback Derek Carr and slot wide receiver Hunter Renfrow. Cincinnati's defense sacked Carr three different times and won the battle at the line of scrimmage for majority of the night.