Bengals team flight escapes near-death experience due to sudden engine failure ahead of Christmas Eve matchup vs Patriots

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 😮‍💨

— 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

— 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