MIAMI What happened Sunday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium was both the most ridiculous, improbable thing ever, and the most yawnably predictable.

The Bengals lost. Again. Just like anyone who watched them drop 13 of their previous 14 thought they would. Just like the majority of even their staunchest fans hoped they would in order to clinch the No. 1 draft pick.

They were being boat-raced by a bad Dolphins team that also was in play for the leagues worst record and top pick, outclassed to the extent that with 11:12 still remaining, in-game analytics gave the Bengals an infinitesimal 0.1 percent chance of winning.

The Bengals trailed by 23 points at that time. Four minutes later, the only thing that changed was a win likelihood that shrunk to single-grain-of-sand-on-South-Beach level.

Which is why what followed was the wildest, weirdest, wackiest stretch in 52 seasons of Bengals football, and something not likely to be replicated during the...

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