Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 20
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 27, 2011
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
57°
Head Official:
Walt Anderson
Attendance:
48260
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Andy Dalton passed for 270 yards and a touchdown as the Cincinnati Bengals kept their playoff hopes alive with a 23-20 come-from-behind victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Cedric Benson rushed for 106 yards and a score and Mike Nugent kicked a 23-yard field goal with 38 seconds left for the Bengals (7-4), who snapped a two-game slide and stayed within one game of the AFC North lead.
The Browns had a chance to take the lead with 1:51 left but Phil Dawson’s 55-yard field goal attempt fell short, leaving the door open for Cincinnati.
Dalton wasted no time bringing the Bengals into the red zone, hooking up with rookie A.J. Green on a 51-yard catch to the Cleveland 2-yard line.
Cincinnati settled for Nugent’s third field goal to take its first lead of the day.
The Browns held a 20-10 advantage in the third quarter after Dawson connected from 54 yards.
Dalton needed five plays to pull the Bengals back within a field goal, hooking up with Green on a 35-yard strike down the left sideline to move into Cleveland territory and then finding tight end Jermaine Gresham for a 22-yard score.
A 40-yard field goal by Nugent early in the fourth tied it at 20-20.
Colt McCoy passed for a pair of touchdowns for the Browns (4-7), who have dropped four of five.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Cleveland |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Jordan Norwood
| Player |
A.J. Green
|
|
4 |
Receptions |
3 |
|
69 |
Yards |
110 |
|
17.2 |
Avg Yards |
36.7 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
36 |
Long |
51 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Cleveland
|
274 |
134 |
140 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
| Cincinnati
|
389 |
132 |
257 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Cincinnati will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh.
The Bengals have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Cleveland will play their next game at home against Baltimore.
The Browns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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