Reactions: Evan McPherson field goals propel Bengals to playoff win against Titans

Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (2) watches his game winning field goal in the fourth quarter during an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Cincinnati Bengals defeated Tennessee Titans 19-16.
Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (2) watches his game winning field goal in the fourth quarter during an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Cincinnati Bengals defeated Tennessee Titans 19-16.
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Evan McPherson, the Bengals' rookie kicker many refer to as "Money Mac," kicked three first-half field goals against the Titans to give Cincinnati a 9-6 lead at the half in Nashville.

His fourth field goal of the game - from 52 yards away as time expired - sent the Bengals to the AFC Championship for the first time since the 1988 Playoffs with a 19-16 win.

"Ice in his veins. Rookie kicker. Unbelievable," Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said of McPherson. "He came in and we knew exactly what we had in camp. You can tell how a kicker is when he walks in the building and how he walks, how he talks to people. That guy's unbelievable."

McPherson kicked first-quarter field goals of 38 and 45 yards to give Cincinnati a 6-0 lead. After the Titans tied the game but failed to convert a 2-point conversion thanks to Clay Johnston's stop of Derrick Henry, McPherson kicked his third field goal - from 54 yards - to put the Bengals ahead 9-6.

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