On 3rd-and-1 from midfield in the last two minutes of the Super Bowl, the Cincinnati Bengals had Samaje Perine run the ball and try to fight for the first down. The Los Angeles Rams defensive line powered through the Bengals’ blockers, Perine was tackled behind the line of scrimmage, and one play later the game was over.
For three years, the Bengals tried to patch together an offensive line with mid-round draft picks and low-cost free agents on one-year deals. On that play, the Bengals had an offensive line grouping that had only played together for two months.