Here’s a deeper look at how the Bengals stunned the Ravens

So much has happened in the last few days regarding the Cincinnati Bengals, it is easy to forget one of the most remarkable plays of the season happened Sunday.

Andy Dalton’s touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd knocked the Ravens out of the playoffs, put the Buffalo Bills into the postseason, set off celebrations in western New York State and inspired thousands of dollars to be donated to charity.

It might have saved Marvin Lewis’ job, too.

Here’s a closer look at how the play unfold plus the reaction from Baltimore to Buffalo and back thanks to NFL Films.

4th and 12, the @BuffaloBills and Baltimore Ravens #NFLPlayoffs hopes on the line.
With a gigantic play, @andydalton14, @boutdat_23 and the Cincinnati @Bengals played spoiler for one — and victor for the other.#TurningPoint pic.twitter.com/IUwWvgYSnt
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) January 4, 2018

Two days after the win, the Bengals announced Lewis will be back as the head coach of the team this fall -- a move as confusing as it is surprising.

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Marcus Hartman

Marcus Hartman has been a digital sports columnist and reporter at Cox's Ohio newspapers the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News-Sun and Journal-News since 2016.