Cincy Jungle · Oct 1, 2021
Evan McPherson wins the day again for Bengals
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesYou’d be hard-pressed to find a kicker in NFL history that’s ever had a better four-game start to his career than Evan McPherson.
The former Florida Gators kicker was selected in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, much to the dismay of many who thought it was a reach. But when you’ve had the kicking situation the Bengals have had in recent memory, if they felt McPherson could actually be a game-changer at that position, you go for it.
That’s what they did, and they’ve been rewarded for it.
In his first NFL start vs. the Minnesota Vikings, McPherson booted in the game-winning kick in overtime, lifting the Bengals to a 27-24 win.
