Bengals Week 1 game ball goes to Evan McPherson

Sam Greene via Imagn Content Services, LLC Bengals rookie Evan McPherson celebrates his game-winning kick.As the clock struck 0:00 at the end of the overtime period on Sunday, Evan McPherson did something that hasn’t been done since before he was born. No Cincinnati Bengals kicker since Doug Pelfrey in 1995 had kicked a game winning field goal on Opening Day.

EVAN ALMIGHTY!

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— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) September 12, 2021 The rookie kicker was as advertised all afternoon. Early in the fourth quarter, his number was called for the first time (excluding extra points) to get the team crucial points from 53 yards out.…