After the game, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor announced a new tradition to honor the city of Cincinnati.
Taylor announced that he planned to give a game ball to the city of Cincinnati after every Bengals playoff win going forward as of Saturday night. He also planned to pass game balls out at Cincinnati bars (with a few select players) to pay tribute to the fans who have supported the Bengals throughout their playoff drought.
Later that evening, video was captured of Taylor bringing a game ball to Mount Lookout Tavern (a.k.a. MLT) with punter Kevin Huber, who was born in Cincinnati and also played for Cincinnati in college. Taylor promised that Saturday's playoff win was "the first of many playoff games we win here."Here’s Bengals coach Zac Taylor talking about the new tradition of delivering game balls around Cincinnati (via @Bengals) pic.twitter.com/8v4VqR80a1
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) January 16, 2022
According to WCPO, Taylor also brought game balls to Pontiac and Walt's Hitching Post.Bengals coach Zac Taylor and punter Kevin Huber out delivering another game ball in Cincinnati pic.twitter.com/IAsK3UIfb8
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) January 16, 2022
Looks like it was a fun night. Regardless of what happens from here on out for the Bengals, their future is looking bright.
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