NFL: Bengals rally to beat Vikings in OT while Colts rip Steelers

WASHINGTON, United States -- Fightback victories for the Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) boosted both host clubs in their quest for NFL playoff berths.

Evan McPherson kicked a 29-yard field goal in overtime to give the Bengals a 27-24 triumph over Minnesota while Gardner Minshew threw three touchdown passes to lift the Colts over Pittsburgh 30-13.

Jake Browning, who was released three times by the Vikings before landing with Cincinnati in 2021, completed 29-of-42 passes for 324 yards, including two touchdown tosses to Tee Higgins, as the Bengals rallied from 17-3 down entering the fourth quarter and improved to 8-6 on the season.

"There was a little bit more this week," Browning said. "That one felt good. I think when that field goal was good I screamed into a camera, 'They never should have cut me.'"

The Vikings fell to 7-7, sixth in the chase for seven NFC playoff spots, despite Nick Mullens throwing for 303 yards with two touchdown passes to Jordan Addison and Ty Chandler rushing 23 times for 132 yards.

"We did a lot of good things out there," Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said. "We've got to evaluate this really hard. We've got to go make the plays to win these games."

The Colts, who fell behind 13-0, reached 8-6 to join Cincinnati in an AFC playoff position, overtaking the Steelers who slumped to 7-7.

At Cincinnati, Mullens connected with Addison on a 37-yard touchdown pass on the third quarter's opening drive and Greg Joseph added a 39-yard field goal to give the Vikings a 17-3 advantage.

Minnesota's defensive unit had not allowed a touchdown in more than 166 minutes, the longest span in the NFL this season, until Browning connected with Higgins on a 13-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter.

"We knew they were an attacking defense and we had to attack them on offense," Browning said. "We were able to keep that mindset and finally put together some points."

Joe Mixon's 1-yard touchdown run lifted the Bengals level at 17-17 with 7:46 remaining.

Mullens then guided the Vikings on a 75-yard scoring march capped by a 1-yard touchdown pass to Addison with 3:48 to play.

Addison's touchdown