The Cincinnati Bengals fended off the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. After the game, head coach Zac Taylor was celebrating the win at a local bar with some Bengals fans, and he made an awesome gesture to the faithful fans in Cincy. Taylor thanked the fans for their support throughout his tenure, and rewarded them with a game ball, indicating their efforts in amplifying the Bengals' advantage on their home field didn't go unnoticed, via Twitter user @CincinnatiBZN.
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Taylor was standing with punter Kevin Huber, who had just tied the record for most career games played by a Cincinnati Bengal. Huber has featured in 207 regular-season games for the Bengals since joining the team over a decade ago, back in 2009. After praising Huber for his longstanding tenure with the team, Taylor turned his attention to the Bengals' faithful.
Having not won a playoff game since 1991, Saturday's result was nothing short of a historic win for the Bengals. Taylor wanted to make sure the fans knew just how much their loyalty was valued by the team, and to do so he awarded them with an honorary game ball, which he tossed into the center of the crowd.
Bengals fans have long been waiting for a team capable of making a deep run through the playoffs, and you can hear it in their reactions to Taylor's speech that they are well aware of this current squad's potential.
After taking down the Raiders 26-19, Joe Burrow and the Bengals have their sights set on the Divisional Round.
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