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Super Bowl 2022: Joe Mixon pulls off ‘Cincy Special,’ becomes third RB in Super Bowl history to throw a TD

USA Today

Four years after the “Philly Special,” the Bengals pulled off their own trick play that resulted in their first touchdown of Super Bowl LVI. The score came on a touchdown pass from running back Joe Mixon to receiver Tee Higgins. It was the first-ever touchdown pass for Mixon, who was selected to his first Pro Bowl this season. 

Mixon becomes the third running back to throw a Super Bowl touchdown. The first was Cowboys running back Robert Newhouse on a 29-yard touchdown pass to Golden Richards in Super Bowl XIII. The pass helped Dallas defeat the Broncos, 27-10. Two years later, Rams running back Lawrence McCutchen threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Ron Smith to give the…

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