Pitt alum and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd played in his first career playoff game on Saturday evening, facing the Las Vegas Raiders at Paul Brown Stadium, and he made the most of it, as he came up with what proved to be a pivotal touchdown reception late in the second quarter of the wild-card game.
The scoring play came on a 3rd-and-4 with two minutes left in the first half, as Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow rolled to the right to avoid pressure from Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby. As Burrow approached the sideline, he tossed a ball into the back of the end zone and found Boyd as whistles from the officiating crew sounded.