Joe Burrow tossed a 3-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins with 1:13 in OT for the game-winner.
Cincinnati (8-8) still needs help, but it is alive heading into next week’s season finale at Pittsburgh.
Here’s a sampling of the reaction to the victory on X (formerly Twitter):
FINAL: Bengals 30, Broncos 24 (OT)
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) December 29, 2024
Tee Higgins. For the win. TD.
Bengals done messing around with a game they appeared to have won about 5 times.
Pay. The. Man.
Burrow now eight in a row with 250+ and 3TDs.
What an incredible finish to an absolutely insane football game.
— Mo Egger (@MoEgger) December 29, 2024
Survive and advance…
Joe Burrow's 3-yard pass to Tee Higgins was the first offensive TD in OT in franchise history.
— Jay Morrison (@ByJayMorrison) December 29, 2024
MVP.
— Sam Hubbard (@Sam_Hubbard_) December 29, 2024
Joe Burrow takes the game film, drops it on the desk of the front office and says, “Tee is a need.”
— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) December 29, 2024
His ceiling is a guy who can swing a Super Bowl or win you a must win like tonight.
What a trio between Joe, Ja’Marr and Tee.
"I don't know that anybody can stand on the field and watch Joe Burrow and say he's not the best player in the world..." pic.twitter.com/9yOaPdiRqj
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 29, 2024
Joe Burrow is HIM!!!
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 29, 2024
Joe Burrow is good enough to beat the opponent AND his own teammates errors.
There is no more questioning “cool” Joe Burrow!!! #WhoDey
Thata baby Joe!
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 29, 2024
Tee is a MONSTER!!!!@Bengals
Just to contextualize what happened tonight, re: Burrow/MVP ...
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 29, 2024
With his season on the line, and faced with one of the best defenses in football, that sacked him seven times, Joe Burrow basically won the game 3 times for the Bengals (regulation, missed FG in OT, game-winner).
being a bengals fan is actually really fun if you’re addicted to anxiety
— ׄ (@B3NGAIS) December 28, 2024
nice! pic.twitter.com/xr5aR5m4PW
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 29, 2024
Joe Burrow just threw for 400 yards and 3 TDs in his biggest game of the season.
— Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) December 29, 2024
Against the best defense in the NFL.
With the worst pass blocking guard duo in the NFL.
A few more smart roster moves and he’s winning Super Bowls in Cincinnati. Get aggressive, make it happen.
Bengals still alive and dangerous
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) December 29, 2024
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