Game 9, Year 3: Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals
Game 9, Year 3: Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals
23 -- 5-4
28 -- 6-3
TOP: Bengals RB C.J. Spiller follows the cut-block of FB Jacob Hester on his way to a game-winning 62-yard touchdown run with 3:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. The touchdown made the score 28-23 and was a career-long run for Spiller. BOTTOM: Spiller also scored the game's first touchdown. The Bengals came out with an EMPTY 5-wide set with Spiller lined up at wide receiver. Before the snap he went into motion then took a handoff and spun his way out of a gang tackle on his way to a 6-yard touchdown that made the score 7-0 in the first quarter.
Bengals RB C.J. Spiller's career-long 62-yard touchdown run provided the game-winning points as Cincinnati overcame a 23-14 fourth quarter deficit to defeat Buffalo 28-23 at cold & rainy Paul Brown Stadium. Spiller, who had carried the ball 14 times for just 16 yards up to that point, scored the game's first and last touchdowns as his team won their sixth game out of their last seven. The second year running back out of Clemson finished the game with 17 carries for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns and also added 3 receptions for 36 yards on the day.
After storming out to 14-3 lead, Cincinnati fell behind in the second quarter and the Bills scored the game's next 20 points. The team had problems holding QB Kevin Kolb in check as the Bills off-season free agent pick-up went 23 of 28 for 354 yards and two touchdowns. In the end though, it was the Bengals who made just enough plays to come away with a victory.
Bengals QB Carson Palmer, who posted a season-low 46.4 passer rating and just 158 passing yards in the stormy conditions, stepped up in the fourth quarter along with WR Chad Ochocinco. Ochocinco was held without a catch through three quarters but came to life with 5 fourth quarter receptions for 49 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown catch that made the score 23-21 with 11:25 to go in the game.
Palmer saw intense pressure throughout the game and was sacked 6 times. Bills DE Aaron Maybin, the league leader in sacks with 13, abused Bengals first round pick RT Anthony Davis and took down Palmer 4 times.
"This was about as ugly as it can get but there will be games like this and a win is a win," said Bengals head coach Mike Martz.
"Coming into the game, we were tops in the league as far as not allowing sacks but Buffalo did a great job. Fortunately for us though we made just enough plays to come out with a win."
The Bills would get one last chance to come away with a win. After trading possessions, Buffalo got the ball back with under a minute remaining in penetrated to the Bengals' 34-yard line. However Kolb's desperation heave with :58 left to WR Lee Evans in the end zone was batted away by the out-stretched hand of Bengals FS Taylor Mays to preserve Cincinnati's win.
"This is the mark of a good team. Good teams find a way to win games when things aren't going their way and we did just that today." said Martz.
Cincinnati (6-3) will host three-time defending NFC Champion Arizona (3-6) next week on ESPN's Monday Night Football. The Cardinals are struggling following the retirement of QB Kurt Warner and the departures of WR Anquan Boldin to the Giants in free agency and head coach Ken Whisenhunt to Houston this past off-season. New QB Jason Campbell and new head coach Mike Solari's crew have lost 5 straight games after starting the season 3-1.
2011 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule/Results
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Game 9, Year 3: Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals
TOP: Bengals RB C.J. Spiller follows the cut-block of FB Jacob Hester on his way to a game-winning 62-yard touchdown run with 3:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. The touchdown made the score 28-23 and was a career-long run for Spiller. BOTTOM: Spiller also scored the game's first touchdown. The Bengals came out with an EMPTY 5-wide set with Spiller lined up at wide receiver. Before the snap he went into motion then took a handoff and spun his way out of a gang tackle on his way to a 6-yard touchdown that made the score 7-0 in the first quarter.
SPILLER'S LATE 62-YARD TOUCHDOWN BURST GIVES BENGALS THRILLING 28-23 VICTORY OVER BUFFALO
Score in final minutes caps off comeback rally as Cincinnati improves to 6-3 | Held in check the majority of the game, second year running back comes up with big play when needed most | Martz: Ugly win, but we'll take it
Bengals RB C.J. Spiller's career-long 62-yard touchdown run provided the game-winning points as Cincinnati overcame a 23-14 fourth quarter deficit to defeat Buffalo 28-23 at cold & rainy Paul Brown Stadium. Spiller, who had carried the ball 14 times for just 16 yards up to that point, scored the game's first and last touchdowns as his team won their sixth game out of their last seven. The second year running back out of Clemson finished the game with 17 carries for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns and also added 3 receptions for 36 yards on the day.
After storming out to 14-3 lead, Cincinnati fell behind in the second quarter and the Bills scored the game's next 20 points. The team had problems holding QB Kevin Kolb in check as the Bills off-season free agent pick-up went 23 of 28 for 354 yards and two touchdowns. In the end though, it was the Bengals who made just enough plays to come away with a victory.
Bengals QB Carson Palmer, who posted a season-low 46.4 passer rating and just 158 passing yards in the stormy conditions, stepped up in the fourth quarter along with WR Chad Ochocinco. Ochocinco was held without a catch through three quarters but came to life with 5 fourth quarter receptions for 49 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown catch that made the score 23-21 with 11:25 to go in the game.
Palmer saw intense pressure throughout the game and was sacked 6 times. Bills DE Aaron Maybin, the league leader in sacks with 13, abused Bengals first round pick RT Anthony Davis and took down Palmer 4 times.
"This was about as ugly as it can get but there will be games like this and a win is a win," said Bengals head coach Mike Martz.
"Coming into the game, we were tops in the league as far as not allowing sacks but Buffalo did a great job. Fortunately for us though we made just enough plays to come out with a win."
The Bills would get one last chance to come away with a win. After trading possessions, Buffalo got the ball back with under a minute remaining in penetrated to the Bengals' 34-yard line. However Kolb's desperation heave with :58 left to WR Lee Evans in the end zone was batted away by the out-stretched hand of Bengals FS Taylor Mays to preserve Cincinnati's win.
"This is the mark of a good team. Good teams find a way to win games when things aren't going their way and we did just that today." said Martz.
Cincinnati (6-3) will host three-time defending NFC Champion Arizona (3-6) next week on ESPN's Monday Night Football. The Cardinals are struggling following the retirement of QB Kurt Warner and the departures of WR Anquan Boldin to the Giants in free agency and head coach Ken Whisenhunt to Houston this past off-season. New QB Jason Campbell and new head coach Mike Solari's crew have lost 5 straight games after starting the season 3-1.
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[b][u]Box Score[/b][/u]
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final[/b]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bills_30.gif[/IMG] Buffalo 5-4 -- 3 17 3 0 23
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG] Cincinnati 6-3 -- 7 7 0 14 28
[U][b]1st[/b][/U]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 6 yd TD run by Spiller (Graham kick) 7:08 -- 7-0
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bills_30.gif[/IMG]: 23 yd FG by Nugent 0:21 -- 7-3
[U][b]2nd[/b][/U]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 1 yd TD run by Hester (Graham kick) 8:47 -- 14-3
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bills_30.gif[/IMG]: 49 yd TD pass from Kolb to Grankowski (Nugent kick) 7:53 -- 14-10
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bills_30.gif[/IMG]: 72 yd TD pass from Kolb to Evans (Nugent kick) 3:59 -- 14-17
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bills_30.gif[/IMG]: 31 yd FG by Nugent 1:02 -- 14-20
[U][b]3rd[/b][/U]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bills_30.gif[/IMG]: 39 yd FG by Nugent 7:22 -- 14-23
[U][b]4th[/b][/U]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 7 yd TD pass from Palmer to Ochocinco (Graham kick) 11:25 -- 21-23
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG]: 62 yd TD run by Spiller (Graham kick) 3:46 -- 28-23
[b][u]Notable Statistics[/b][/u]
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bengals_30.gif[/IMG] [b]Cincinnati [/b]
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Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U]
9-QB Carson Palmer 46.4 13 28 158 1 2
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Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U]
28-RB C.J. Spiller 17 84 2
32-RB Bernard Scott 5 69 0
21-FB Jacob Hester 3 10 0
26-FB Anthony Elzy(R) 1 0 0
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Receiving REC YDS TD[/U]
85-WR Chad Ochocinco 5 49 1
28-RB C.J. Spiller 3 36 0
80-TE Chase Coffman 3 46 0
87-WR Michael Floyd(R) 1 17 0
84-WR Shaun McDonald 1 10 0
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Defensive SOLO AST TFL SCK INT[/U]
58-MLB Rey Maualuga 9 2 2 0 0
93-DE Michael Johnson 7 1 5 1 0
42-FS Taylor Mays 6 2 3 1 0 (1 fr)
26-SS Craig Steltz 4 1 1 0 0 (1 fr)
20-SS Quinton Carter(R) 4 1 0 0 0
94-DT Domata Peko 4 0 2 1 0 (1 ff)
29-CB Leon Hall 4 2 0 0 0 (1 ff)
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Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
17-PK Shayne Graham 0 0 n/a n/a 4 4
[B][U]Bengals Key Team Stats: [/U][/B]
Total Offensive Yards: 254
Rushing Yards: 149
Sacks Allowed: 6
3rd down conversions: 5-16 (31%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2
Penalties: 1 for 10 yards
Time of Possession: 27:33
[IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/images/football/nfl/logos/bills_30.gif[/IMG] [b]Buffalo [/b]
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Passing RATING COMP ATT YDS TD INT [/U]
4-QB Kevin Kolb 142.5 23 28 354 2 0
3-QB Derek Anderson 118.8 1 1 18 0 0
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Rushing ATT YDS TD [/U]
23-RB Marshawn Lynch 24 39 0
46-FB Stanley Havili(R) 3 9 0
22-RB Fred Jackson 3 16 0
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Receiving REC YDS TD[/U]
23-RB Marshawn Lynch 6 102 0
89-TE Shawn Nelson 5 30 0
83-WR Lee Evans 4 89 1
81-WR Terrell Owens 3 31 0
80-TE Rob Gronkowski 3 87 1
84-WR James Hardy 2 23 0
46-FB Stanley Havili(R) 1 10 0
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Defensive SOLO AST TFL SCK INT[/U]
58-DE Aaron Maybin 8 3 5 4 1
99-DT Marcus Stroud 4 0 4 1 0
39-SS Morgan Burnett(R) 4 2 0 0 0
53-MLB Bradie James 3 3 2 1 0
28-CB Leodis McKelvin 1 1 0 0 1
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Kicking FG MADE FG ATT LONG MISSED XP MADE XP ATT [/U]
5-PK Mike Nugent 3 4 39 45 2 2
[B][U]Opponent Key Team Stats:[/U][/B]
Total Offensive Yards: 412
Rushing Yards: 64
Sacks Allowed: 3
3rd down conversions: 3-14 (21%)
Offensive Turnovers: 2
Penalties: 2 for 25 yards
Time of Possession: 32:27
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Opponent (record) Result Bengals Player of the Game -Record-
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vs Pittsburgh (1-0) L 17-38 RB Harrison 159 total yds 1 td 0-1
at San Francisco (1-1) L 33-36 OT RB Spiller 14 rec 219 yds 2 tds 0-2
at Houston (1-2) W 48-21 QB Hill 17-26 302 yds 2 tds 1-2
vs Jacksonville (1-3) W 24-17 WR McDonald 4 rec 110 yds 1 td 2-2
at Cleveland (2-3) W 10-06 LB Lawson 6 tk 2 tfl 2 sk 3-2
at Tennessee (6-1) W 24-13 RB Spiller 146 total yds 3 tds 4-2
vs Indianapolis (4-3) L 23-29 RB Spiller 286 total yds 1 td 4-3
at Pittsburgh (5-3) W 30-27 OT QB Palmer 25-34 325 yds 3 tds 5-3
vs Buffalo (5-4) W 28-23 RB Spiller 17 car 84 yds 2 tds 6-3
vs Arizona
at Seattle
vs Baltimore
at Kansas City
vs Cleveland
vs St. Louis
at Baltimore----------------------------------
AFC North Standings - through week 10
Cincinnati 6-3
Pittsburgh 5-4
Cleveland 3-6
Baltimore 2-7
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Next Game:
Monday, November 21, 2011 @ 8:00pm
AFC North Standings - through week 10
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Next Game:
Monday, November 21, 2011 @ 8:00pm
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