Bengals defensive back Mike Hilton, in his first season in Cincinnati and fifth in the NFL, entered Saturday's playoff win against the Titans in Nashville with nine career interceptions.
His 10th - and first-ever in the postseason - was an impressive pick of Tennessee quarterback Ryan Tannehill, the Bengals' second interception of the day after safety Jessie Bates III picked off Tannehill on the Titans' first play of the game.
And linebacker Logan Wilson's interception of Tannehill - Cincinnati's third of the game - gave the Bengals the ball near midfield with 20 seconds left.
From Hilton via Twitter after the game:
Earlier social media reactions to Hilton's playoff pick:
In November, Hilton's interception of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and return for a touchdown helped the Bengals to a 28-point first-half lead.
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