Cincinnati 33, Tennessee 7
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 21, 2014
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
74°
Head Official:
Brad Allen
Attendance:
56743
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Bengals 33, Titans 7: Andy Dalton caught a touchdown pass on a trick play and the defense was dominant again as Cincinnati extended its home winning streak to a record 11 straight games.
Dalton was 15-of-23 for 179 yards and his first interception of the year while A.J. Green caught six passes for 102 yards despite playing with a sore toe for the Bengals (3-0), who last won 10 straight home contests during the 1988-89 seasons. Cincinnati, which shut down the Baltimore and Atlanta offenses in the previous two weeks, held Tennessee scoreless into the fourth quarter in an attempt to record its first shutout since the 2008 campaign against Cleveland.
Jake Locker was 17-of-34 for 185 yards but threw two costly interceptions for the Titans (1-2), who are 1-10 when he gets picked off. Bishop Sankey had 10 carries for 61 yards and Delanie Walker added four catches for 54 yards for Tennessee.
With Cincinnati leading 3-0, Mohamed Sanu took a pitch from Dalton and headed around right end before stopping and throwing back to Dalton for an 18-yard TD on the final play of the first quarter. Cincinnati added a safety when holding was called in the end zone as Tennessee attempted a punt and took a 19-0 lead into the locker room as Giovani Bernard scored the first of his two TDs on a 1-yard plunge after Locker was picked off deep in Bengals territory by defensive lineman Robert Geathers.
The Bengals chewed up 156 yards over consecutive drives in the second half that took 11 1/2 minutes, getting short TD runs by Bernard and Jeremy Hill to take a 33-0 lead with 9:26 left. Shonn Greene had a 1-yard TD for the Titans with six minutes left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Former Titans K Rob Bironas, who holds the NFL single-game record for field goals after booting eight in a 2007 win over the Houston Texans, died Saturday night in an automobile accident. Bironas was released by Tennessee in March. … Dalton's TD reception was the first in Bengals history by a quarterback. … Bengals All-Pro LB Vontaze Burfict did not play after suffering his second concussion of the season last week.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Tennessee |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Delanie Walker
| Player |
A.J. Green
|
|
4 |
Receptions |
6 |
|
54 |
Yards |
102 |
|
13.5 |
Avg Yards |
17.0 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
23 |
Long |
29 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Tennessee
|
326 |
149 |
177 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Cincinnati
|
300 |
116 |
184 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Cincinnati will play their next game on the road against New England. The Bengals have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Tennessee will play their next game on the road against Indianapolis. The Titans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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