Bengals retake AFC North lead Bengals retake AFC North lead
CINCINNATI -- looked over the spread-out defense and decided there was enough room for a quarterback sneak.With a push from his linemen, he surged into end zone for a
Gary Trent Jr. Jersey last-minute win.Surged the back into first place, too.Dalton made up for his two fourth-quarter turnovers by scoring on a 1-yard sneak with 57 seconds left on Sunday, rallying Cincinnati to a 27-24 victory over Baltimore that changed the AFC North's pecking order.After three very bad weeks, the (4-2-1) were back atop the tightly bunched division."That was a cool moment, a cool experience and exactly what we had to have in that situation," said Dalton, who scored Cincinnati's first and last touchdowns on 1-yard sneaks.It was especially satisfying for Dalton, who had a fumble and an interception in the fourth quarter that let an 11-point lead slip away. The (5-3) took advantage and pulled ahead 24-20 with 3:59 to go.Dalton pulled it out with a 10-play, 80-yard drive against the NFL's stingiest defense."He was like, 'We're good, we've got this,'" receiver said.Dalton threw a 53-yard pa s to Sanu on third-and-10 - safety got turned around and couldn't make a play on the ball - to get Cincinnati in range.Dalton was 3 of 5 for 62 yards on the drive, converting a pair of third downs.On the fourth-down play from just beyond the 1-yard line, Dalton had the option of taking it himself. The sent three receivers to the right, and he figured the sneak would work. His linemen gave him the final push over the goal line."They could have called forward progre s stopped, yes they could have," coach said.It was
Jaylen Hoard Jersey the first touchdown that the had allowed in the final 2 minutes of a game this season. The 24 points were the most they have allowed overall.The had to wait out a few scary moments before celebrating. eluded the rush and lofted a pa s to , who went 80 yards for an apparent touchdown with 32 seconds left. Smith was called
Robert Covington Jersey for pushing off on to get open, nullifying the play."That was pa s interference two years ago, it was pa s interference last year, it's pa s interference this year, and it will be pa s interference for the next two years," Iloka said. "I knew it right away."With that, the had their first series sweep of the since 2009. They won the season opener 23-16 in Baltimore on 's juggling 77-yard touchdown in the closing minutes.Green was inactive on Sunday for the third week in a row because of an injured big right toe, hurt in the opener at Baltimore. Sanu filled in and had two big plays while finishing with five catches for a career-high
C.J. McCollum Jersey 125 yards.Sanu also made a one-handed catch for a 48-yard pa s play on Cincinnati's game-opening drive, which ended with a 1-yard sneak by Dalton. He was 21 of 28 for 266 yards with an interception, a fumble and two sacks.Those turnovers helped Baltimore take its first lead. forced a fumble by Dalton that returned to the 8-yard line, and 's second touchdown run put the up 21-20. intercepted Dalton's tipped pa s, setting up er's 53-yard field goal with 3:59 to go. Just like in the opener, the ' defense couldn't hold onto a late lead.Flacco was 17 of 34 for 195 yards with two interceptions and a sack. The dominated the first half against a struggling defense - Cincinnati had allowed more than 500 yards in two of its past three games - but couldn't get touchdowns out of long drives.Baltimore had the ball for 18 plays on its first drive, but Flacco's incompletion on fourth down from the 1-yard line made the come up empty. It was the longest drive without points in franchise history.Notes: WR ran into a cluster of players in the second half and was tested for a concu sion, but returned. WR pulled a hamstring in the third quarter and didn't return. CB left with a foot injury during the ' opening drive. Harbaugh provided
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