CINCINNATI -- For the second straight year, Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was on the sideline as the season hung in the balance.
In Super Bowl LVI and last year’s AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Mixon was rendered a spectator as Cincinnati’s offense needed at least a field goal late in the fourth quarter to extend the game. Samaje Perine, Mixon’s primary backup and the better pass blocker of the two, was on the field instead.