Even Odell Beckham Jr was impressed with this.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won a bad-tempered wild card match-up against division rivals Cincinnati last night with a last-gasp field goal but the play everyone was talking about featured wide receiver Martavis Bryant.
Bryant’s third-quarter touchdown was undoubtedly the play of the game, and likely the catch of the season, as he struggled to control a lofted pass to the back corner of the end zone from Ben Roethlisberger, pinning the ball to the back of his thigh and gathering it in between his legs.
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Whoa. What a catch. https://t.co/Be9S0HimTn
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) January 10, 2016
The play gave Pittsburgh a 15-0 lead and prompted Beckham, the master of the circus catch, to tweet his approval of the second-year receiver’s play, which was all the more remarkable given the wet conditions.
What a play
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) January 10, 2016
It was another ill-tempered contest between the AFC North rivals, and Steelers assistant coach Mike Munchak was flagged for shoving and pulling the hair of safety Reggie Nelson.
It looks like Munchak got a handful of Nelson's dreads. Not a good move. pic.twitter.com/jBSCj8Qbn0
— HuffPost Sports (@HuffPostSports) January 10, 2016
Remarkably, the Bengals fought their way back into the contest, and back-up quarterback AJ McCarron’s 25-yard pass to AJ Green gave Cincy its first lead of the contest with less than two minutes on the clock and in pole position to end a run of six straight play-off defeats under coach Marvin Lewis.
But the Bengals then once again became the Bungles, as they lost their cool with a succession of moronic plays – including a fumble from running back Jeremy Hill with 1:36 remaining – and a penalty on linebacker Vontaze Burfict for this dangerous hit on Antonio Brown put the Steelers in range to kick a field goal for an 18-16 victory.
Vontaze Burfict's vicious hit on Antonio Brown. #Steelers https://t.co/F3yH3nLtUk
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) January 10, 2016
In the earlier game, Kansas City crushed Houston 30-0 as Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer turned the ball over five times.
The Chiefs seized the lead when Knile Davis took the opening kick-off back for a 106-yard touchdown, the second longest in postseason history, and never looked back.
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Pittsburgh faces No.1 seed Denver next weekend, while the Chiefs travel to New England to take on the Patriots.
