After bouncing around the NFL since being a bust with the Giants, it appears that Eli Apple has found himself a home in Cincinnati of all places.
He made a few crucial plays in the Bengals run to the playoffs and in their playoff wins against Raiders and Titans.
With the Bengals and Titans tied 16-16 and just 20 seconds left to play, Eli Apple helped make the play of the game when he deflected a pass intended for Titans wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. After Apple knocked the ball up into the air, Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson intercepted Tannehill’s throw, giving the Bengals possession at their own 47-yard line.
That gave Joe Burrow – who 60 percent of Eleven Warriors readers said they still claim as a Buckeye even though he finished his college career at LSU – an opportunity to get the Bengals back into field goal range to win the game in regulation. He took advantage, completing a 19-yard pass to Ja’Marr Chase, which set up the game-winning 52-yard kick by Evan McPherson.
On a day where the Bengals’ offensive line (with Isaiah Prince starting at right tackle) was consistently overmatched, allowing the Titans to record a playoff-record nine sacks, Burrow hung tough and completed 28 of his 37 passing attempts for 348 yards. He threw one interception, though that wasn’t his fault, as the ball bounced off of Bengals running back Samaje Perine’s hands before being picked off by Titans safety Amani Hooker.
Vonn Bell recorded six tackles for the Bengals, including a first-quarter sack, while Sam Hubbard finished the game with three tackles, including a tackle for loss on a Derrick Henry run.
Apple is definitely feeling himself now.
He is taking shots at everyone. The Giants, Jalen Hurts, but he had the most venom for the Saints and the city of New Orleans. I am not sure why he is mad at the Saints when they gave him an opportunity after the Giants cut him loose, but he is going off on everyone.
It looks like he got that trait from his momma.
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