Bengals run trick play that results in a Super Bowl LVI touchdown

The Super Bowl got off to a slow start but picked up with a 6-yard passing touchdown by Bengals running back Joe Mixon.

Feb 13, 2022, 6:01 PM Updated: 6:02 pm

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Joe Mixon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals throws a touchdown pass against the Los Angeles Rams during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Super Bowl LVI got off to a low-scoring start, but picked up midway through the second quarter after a 6-yard, trick play passing touchdown by Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon.

Cincinnati ran a fake pitch to the right side when Mixon threw a pass to wide-open receiver Tee Higgins in the back of the endzone.

MIXON THROWS THE TD TO TEE HIGGINS

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After six points by the Los Angeles Rams on the previous drive pushed the deficit to 10 points for the Bengals, quarterback Joe Burrow led a 12-play, 75-yard drive to bring the game back within one possession.

Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. opened the scoring from a 17-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Matthew Stafford on the third possession of the game. Beckham Jr. was helped off the field due to a non-contact injury late in the second quarter.

The Rams lead the Bengals 13-10 at halftime of Super Bowl LVI from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.