It seems Christmas Eve hasn’t been as joyful for the NFL world as it was supposed to be. Earlier, New York Giants team was caught in a gang-shooting incident, and yesterday, Cincinnati Bengals experienced another once-in-a-lifetime scare, near-death situation.
The Bengals had traveled to Gillette Stadium through Boston to face the New England Patriots. They began the game without any team competition, but the game took a 180-degree turn in the second half. Nonetheless, the Bengals managed to hold onto the victory.
Final from Foxburrow 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/SrjtptZlTS
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 24, 2022
What actually happened to the Bengals?
On the way back home, the Bengals team had gone through a horrific incident. The plane carrying them faced a technical fault which caused a permanent engine failure on the left side. However, the pilot performed a miraculous emergency landing on JFK international.
Bengals plane has diverted to JFK @SportsAviation pic.twitter.com/dPmd15sUhq
— Htown (@htown) December 25, 2022
Later, the team had to wait for a new plane to reach home safely. Other passengers also had a memorable fright during the moment.
Several sources confirmed, the incident through social media, among them Mark Slaughter of WLWT broke the news first.
The #Bengals flight from Boston had a failing engine so they landed at JFK and are changing planes as I tweet this, WOW
A person on board told me “A little rough but it was okay! Landed safely”
This really is a #Cincinnati Christmas Miracle
— Mark Slaughter (@MarkVSlaughter) December 25, 2022
Kelsey Conway, the beat reporter of Cincinnati Bengals also shared news.
On the way home from New England, the #Bengals experienced issues with their airplane. The left engine shut down so the team had to make an emergency stop at JFK, a source tells me. The team is awaiting a new plane to board to return to Cincinnati late tonight
— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) December 25, 2022
