INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Cincinnati Bengals used another fourth-down score to inject life into Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, and in the process, their playoff outlook.

On fourth-and-2, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow found wide receiver Tee Higgins streaking behind the defense for a 42-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 27-20 with 2:53 left in the third quarter.

BURROW TO HIGGINS.

BENGALS NOT DONE.

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One possession earlier, the Bengals scored another touchdown on fourth down. That was a 4-yard pass to Ja’Marr Chase for the team’s first points of the game.

Earlier in the contest, Cincinnati was searching for answers. The Bengals trailed by 18 points at halftime, matching the third-largest deficit in coach Zac Taylor’s six-year tenure.

The surge was notable for the team’s postseason hopes. Leading into the week, Cincinnati players acknowledged that a loss to the Chargers would all but squelch their chances of making the playoffs.