On what turned out to be the second-to-last play of Super Bowl 56 for the Bengals' offense, quarterback Joe Burrow handed off to running back Samaje Perine, whose 3rd-and-1 carry near midfield was ruled short of a first down, per officials.
Some Bengals fans wondered why the team didn't call on star rusher Joe Mixon in that situation. Others wondered - via Twitter - why Perine wasn't given a more favorable spot via forward progress, and perhaps why it wasn't reviewed.
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One play later, Burrow's desperation attempt on 4th-and-1 as he was being brought down by the Rams' Aaron Donald fell incomplete near Perine.
Moments earlier, some questioned a defensive-holding penalty on the Bengals' Logan Wilson that kept the Rams' final scoring drive alive.
Perine scored the Bengals' first touchdown of the AFC title game as they rallied from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Chiefs in Kansas City.
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