As a road team in the NFL playoffs, there is perhaps nothing sweeter than generating the first big play of the game, stealing some early momentum.
The Cincinnati Bengals did just that Saturday afternoon against the Titans in Tennessee.
The Titans received the opening kickoff, and immediately put the ball in the hands of quarterback Ryan Tannehill on a play-action design. The Titans passer tried to target the intermediate area of the field on an in-breaking route, but safety Jesse Bates III read the quarterback’s eyes perfectly:
