The Cincinnati Bengals plane makes an emergency diversion due to an engine failure and lands at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City… as the team flew home after a 10-18 win over the New England Patriots
After the Cincinnati Bengals officially entered the playoffs, they were forced to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
The plane “had a bad engine, so they landed at JFK and switched planes,” said WLWT’s Mark Slaughter.
Slaughter said one person on board the plane said the flight got a bit bumpy, but it was okay! Landed safely.’
The Cincinnati Bengals are stranded after an emergency landing at New York’s JFK airport
According to Flightradar24, the team took off at 7:40 p.m. from TF Green Airport south of Providence, Rhode Island. The plane had skimmed all of Connecticut before changing course and turning south just north of Kingston, New York.
Their plane flew on, crossing the southern tip of Manhattan and landing at JFK at approximately 8:26 p.m. local time.
According to Flightradar24, the team is scheduled to depart for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport around 11:00 p.m. ET and land in Ohio just before 1:00 a.m.
The plane took off from Rhode Island and made it to the Hudson River before landing
It was a messy end to a journey that saw Joe Burrow throw three touchdowns to a win
Earlier in the day, the Bengals defeated the New England Patriots 22-18 in Foxborough – the win officially secured them a place in the playoffs.
QB Joe Burrow completed 40 passes on 52 attempts, earned 375 yards and threw three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Their final two games of the season come against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night and the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 8.