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Patriots defense comes up with wild goal-line play to prevent Bengals TD in first-half shutout of Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Bengals were on the verge of their first touchdown of the season midway through the second quarter on Sunday against the New England Patriots.

The Patriots had other ideas with a wild goal-line play to take away a score.

With 5:18 remaining in the second quarter, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow looked to tight end Tanner Hudson over the middle on third-and-11 from the New England 25-yard line. Hudson corralled the pass and ran through the Patriots secondary for what looked like a surefire score.

But as he reached the goal line, Patriots safety Kyle Dugger made a touchdown-saving play.