It didn’t take long for the Cincinnati Bengals to gain the edge in the turnover battle in their playoff game Saturday against the Tennessee Titans.
Jessie Bates III was in the right place as he picked off the Titans’ Ryan Tannehill on the first play of the game.
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The play wound up costing Tennessee three points as Evan McPherson kicked a 38-yard field goal and Cincinnati took a 3-0 lead.
A penalty against Cincinnati helped the Bengals.
It appeared as if Joe Burrow had been sacked on third down but the officials had blown the play dead for delay of game.
Burrow completed a pass on the third down and put McPherson in line for a much easier field-goal try.
