McPherson Makes FG As Time Expires, Bengals Beat Jags 24-21
Sep 30, 2021, 9:50 PM
Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals throws against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of an NFL football game at Paul Brown Stadium on September 30, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 35-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Cincinnati Bengals a 24-21 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night, spoiling Urban Meyer’s Ohio return.
Joe Burrow passed for 348 yards and two touchdowns to help the Bengals (3-1) overcome a 14-0 halftime deficit.
Burrow, the top overall draft pick in 2020 outdueled the 2021 top pick, Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
FINAL: Burrow leads a second-half comeback! #JAXvsCIN #RuleTheJungle @Bengals pic.twitter.com/uAyVNI4746
— NFL (@NFL) October 1, 2021
Meyer coached Ohio State to the 2014 national championship.
He was born in Toledo, grew up in Ashtabula rooting for the Bengals, went to college at Cincinnati, played safety for the Bearcats, got his first coaching job at nearby Saint Xavier High School in 1985, and has two sisters who still live in the area.
