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2013 Cincinnati Bengals season
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NFL team season
December 2013
March 2026
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The 2013 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 44th in the National Football League (NFL), their 46th overall and their 11th under head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals improved on their 10–6 regular season record from 2012 and clinched the AFC North division title. However, the Bengals lost 27–10 to the San Diego Chargers in the playoffs – the third consecutive season that the Bengals had lost in the Wild Card round. Their training camp was featured on the HBO show Hard Knocks.Grant Ethan HBO Hard Knocks 2013: Best Bengals Storylines and Dramatic Moments of Episode 4 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1752258-hbo-hard-knocks-2013-best-bengals-storylines-and-dramatic-moments-of-episode-4 2026-08-11 bleacherreport.com en
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2013 draft class
2013 NFL draft
Round Selection Player Position College 1 21Tyler Eifert Tight end Notre Dame 2 37Raiders trade [a] Giovani Bernard Running back North Carolina 53 Margus Hunt Defensive end SMU 3 84 Shawn Williams Safety Georgia 4 118 Sean Porter Linebacker Texas A&M 5 156 Tanner Hawkinson Offensive tackle Kansas 6 190 Rex Burkhead Running back Nebraska 197Patriots trade [b] Cobi Hamilton Wide receiver Arkansas 749ers trade [c] 240Compensatory [d] Reid Fragel Offensive tackle Ohio State 251Compensatory [d] T. J. Johnson Center South Carolina
Notes
Raiders trade [a] The Bengals acquired this second-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders.
Patriots trade [b] The Bengals acquired this sixth-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent wide receiver Chad Johnson to the New England Patriots.
49ers trade [c] The Bengals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for safety Taylor Mays.
Compensatory [d] Compensatory selection.
Staff
2013 Cincinnati Bengals black white #FB4F14 President – Mike Brown
Senior vice president of player personnel – Pete Brown
Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn
Vice president of player personnel – Paul H. Brown
Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin Head coach – Marvin Lewis
Assistant head coach/offensive line – Paul Alexander Offensive coordinator – Jay Gruden
Quarterbacks – Ken Zampese
Running backs – Hue Jackson
Wide receivers – James Urban
Tight ends – Jonathan Hayes
Offensive assistant – Brayden Coombs
Offensive quality control/assistant offensive line – Kyle Caskey Defensive coordinator – Mike Zimmer
Defensive line – Jay Hayes
Linebackers – Paul Guenther
Defensive backs – Mark Carrier
Assistant defensive backs – Adam Zimmer
Defensive quality control/assistant linebackers – David Lippincott Special teams – Darrin Simmons Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton
Assistant strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday Nick Silciliano
Final roster
2013 Cincinnati Bengals 53 11 8 14 Andy Dalton
8 Josh Johnson quarterback 25 Giovani Bernard y
33 Rex Burkhead y
42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis
30 Cedric Peerman 18 A. J. Green
16 Andrew Hawkins
82 Marvin Jones wide receiver
12 Mohamed Sanu
11 Dane Sanzenbacher
19 Brandon Tate
88 Ryan Whalen 80 Orson Charles
85 Tyler Eifert y
84 Jermaine Gresham
81 Alex Smith tight end 73 Anthony Collins American football T
64 Kyle Cook American football C
72 Tanner Hawkinson y G/T
67 Mike Pollak G
66 Trevor Robinson American football C
74 Dennis Roland T
71 Andre Smith offensive tackle T
77 Andrew Whitworth T/G
68 Kevin Zeitler G 90 Christo Bilukidi DT
96 Carlos Dunlap DE
95 Wallace Gilberry DE
99 Margus Hunt y DE
93 Michael Johnson defensive end DE
94 Domata Peko DT
75 Devon Still DT
98 Brandon Thompson American football DT 53 Michael Boley OLB
55 Vontaze Burfict OLB
51 Jayson DiManche y OLB
92 James Harrison American football OLB
58 Rey Maualuga MLB
57 Vincent Rey MLB
50 J. K. Schaffer MLB 32 Chris Crocker American football SS
21 Brandon Ghee CB
43 George Iloka SS
24 Adam Jones American football CB
27 Dre Kirkpatrick CB
37 Chris Lewis-Harris CB
20 Reggie Nelson FS
23 Terence Newman CB
40 Shawn Williams American football y FS 46 Clark Harris LS
3 Zoltán Meskó American football P
2 Mike Nugent K 97 Geno Atkins DT IR
63 Larry Black American football y DT IR
65 Clint Boling G IR
91 Robert Geathers DE IR
29 Leon Hall CB IR
10 Kevin Huber P IR
49 Brandon Joiner OLB IR
59 Emmanuel Lamur OLB IR
26 Taylor Mays SS IR
56 Sean Porter American football y OLB IR
5 Zac Robinson QB PUP 44 Tony Dye S
87 Cobi Hamilton y WR
60 T. J. Johnson American football y C
76 David King defensive end y DE
39 Onterio McCalebb y CB
7 Greg McElroy QB
52 Bruce Taylor linebacker y LB
61 Scott Wedige C
Schedule
Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 8, 2013 at Atlanta Falcons W 34–10 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap 2 August 17, 2013 Tennessee Titans W 27–19 2–0 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 3 August 24, 2013 at Dallas Cowboys L 18–24 2–1 AT&T Stadium Recap 4 August 29, 2013 Indianapolis Colts W 27–10 3–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 at Chicago Bears L 21–24 0–1 Soldier Field Recap 2 September 16, 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–10 1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 3 September 22 Green Bay Packers W 34–30 2–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 4 September 29 at Cleveland Browns L 6–17 2–2 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap 5 October 6 New England Patriots W 13–6 3–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 6 October 13 at Buffalo Bills W 27–24 (OT) 4–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 7 October 20 at Detroit Lions W 27–24 5–2 Ford Field Recap 8 October 27 New York Jets W 49–9 6–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 9 October 31, 2013 at Miami Dolphins L 20–22 (OT) 6–3 Sun Life Stadium Recap 10 November 10 at Baltimore Ravens L 17–20 (OT) 6–4 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 11 November 17 Cleveland Browns W 41–20 7–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 12Bye 13 December 1 at San Diego Chargers W 17–10 8–4 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 14 December 8 Indianapolis Colts W 42–28 9–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 15 December 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–30 9–5 Heinz Field Recap 16 December 22 Minnesota Vikings W 42–14 10–5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 17 December 29 Baltimore Ravens W 34–17 11–5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Postseason
2013–14 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 5, 2014 San Diego Chargers (6) L 10–27 0–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
Game summaries
Regular season
Week 1: at Chicago Bears
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Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
September 8
1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Bengals
7 7 7 0
Bears
7 3 7 7
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
62,213
73 F C, cloudy
Carl Cheffers
CBS
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CHI – Martellus Bennett 8-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 9:52. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:10.
CIN – A. J. Green 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:17.
Second quarter
CIN – A. J. Green 45-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:53. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 4:09.
CHI – Robbie Gould 58-yard field goal, 0:11. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:31.
Third quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 5-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 7:52. Bengals 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:08.
CHI – Matt Forte 1 yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 3:22. Bengals 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:30.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Brandon Marshall 19-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 7:58. Bears 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:41.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 26/33, 282 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
CHI – Jay Cutler – 21/33, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 14 rushes, 25 yards, TD
CHI – Matt Forte – 19 rushes, 50 yards, TD
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 9 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD
CHI – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 104 yards, TDThe Bengals would build a 21–10 lead, but it would vanish as the Bears would rally to win.
With the loss, the Bengals started 0-1 for the second straight season.
Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
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Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
September 16
8:40 pm. EDT
Steelers
3 7 0 0
Bengals
7 3 7 3
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
64,585
62 F C, clear
Mike Carey
ESPN
Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game book
First quarter
PIT – Shaun Suisham 44-yard field goal, 10:52. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26.
CIN – Giovani Bernard 7-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:57. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:45.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 13:16. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 1:45.
PIT – Derek Moye 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:19.
Third quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 27-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:08. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:08.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 7:51. Bengals 20–10. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:51.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 20/37, 251 yards, TD, INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 25/45, 280 yards, TD
Top rushers
PIT – Felix Jones – 10 rushes, 37 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 22 rushes, 75 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Emmanuel Sanders – 5 receptions, 78 yards
CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 6 receptions, 66 yardsWith their second straight victory over the Steelers, the Bengals went to 1-1, and beat the Steelers at home for the first time since 2009.
Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers
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Week Three: Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
September 22
1:00 pm. EDT
Packers
0 16 14 0
Bengals
14 0 7 13
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
64,633
63 F C, partly cloudy
Clete Blakeman
Fox
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:20. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:08. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:12.
Second quarter
GB – Mason Crosby 41-yard field goal, 14:57. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:46.
GB – MD Jennings 24-yard fumble return (Mason Crosby kick), 11:22. Bengals 14–10.
GB – Mason Crosby 19-yard field goal, 6:32. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:11.
GB – Mason Crosby 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 16–14. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:35.
Third quarter
GB – Johnathan Franklin 2-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 11:40. Packers 23–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:20.
GB – James Jones 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 5:30. Packers 30–14. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:48.
CIN – A. J. Green 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:50. Packers 30–21. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:40.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 11-yard pass from Andy Dalton (kick failed), 10:55. Packers 30–27. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:46.
CIN – Terence Newman 58-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), 3:47. Bengals 34–30.
Top passers
GB – Aaron Rodgers – 26/43, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/28, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
GB – Johnathan Franklin – 13 rushes, 103 yards, TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 50 yards, TD
Top receivers
GB – Jordy Nelson – 8 receptions, 93 yards
CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 4 receptions, 68 yards
The Bengals defeated the Green Bay Packers 34–30, and also became the first team in NFL history to lead by 14 points, then trail by 16 and eventually win.Mayer Larry http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Larry-Mayers-Bears-at-Steelers-blog/c2179a81-eb6a-46a5-9ac1-3c490284fcaf Larry Mayer's Bears at Steelers blog Chicago Bears September 22, 2013 September 23, 2013 Cincinnati became the first team in NFL history to win a game after first leading by 14 and then trailing by 16. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928213759/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Larry-Mayers-Bears-at-Steelers-blog/c2179a81-eb6a-46a5-9ac1-3c490284fcaf September 28, 2013 dead
Week 4: at Cleveland Browns
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Week Four: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
September 29
1:00 pm. EDT
Bengals
0 3 3 0
Browns
7 0 3 7
FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
71,481
68 F C, cloudy
Ron Winter
CBS
Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CLE – Jordan Cameron 2-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:13. Browns 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:29.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 10:48. Browns 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:25.
Third quarter CLE – Billy Cundiff 51-yard field goal, 5:10. Browns 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 17 yards, 3:25.
CIN – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 0:37. Browns 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:33.Fourth quarter CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya 1-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 4:54. Browns 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:37.
|stats=Top passers CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/42, 206 yards, INT
CLE – Brian Hoyer – 25/38, 269 yards, 2 TDTop rushers CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 37 yards
CLE – Willis McGahee – 15 rushes, 46 yardsTop receivers'
CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 3 receptions, 53 yards
CLE – Jordan Cameron – 10 receptions, 91 yards, TDWith the loss, the Bengals fell to 2–2.
Week 5: vs. New England Patriots
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Week Five: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
October 6
1:00 pm. EDT
Patriots
0 3 0 3
Bengals
0 3 3 7
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
64,259
68 F C, cloudy
Gene Steratore
CBS
Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Recap, Game book
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 39-yard field goal, 3:12. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:42.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 42-yard field goal, 0:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:29.
Third quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 50-yard field goal, 5:43. Bengals 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 6:17.
Fourth quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:21. Bengals 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 7:48.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 19-yard field goal, 6:28. Bengals 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.
Top passers
NE – Tom Brady – 18/38, 197 yards, INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/27, 212 yards, INT
Top rushers
NE – LeGarrette Blount – 12 rushes, 51 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Top receivers
NE – Danny Amendola – 4 receptions, 55 yards
CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 61 yardsWith the win, the Bengals improved to 3–2 and defeated the Patriots for the first time since 2001. It was also their last victory against the Patriots during the Brady–Belichick era.
Week 6: at Buffalo Bills
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Week Six: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
October 13
1:00 pm. EDT
Bengals
10 7 7 0 3
Bills
7 3 0 14 0
Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
67,739
65 F C, mostly cloudy
Ed Hochuli
CBS
Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots and Boomer Esiason
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 12:14. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:46.
BUF – Thaddeus Lewis 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:01. Bills 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:13.
CIN – A. J. Green 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:26. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:35.
Second quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:34. Bengals 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 5:07.
BUF – Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, 4:14. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:20.
Third quarter
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 10-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:49. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51.
Fourth quarter
BUF – Scott Chandler 22-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:13. Bengals 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:33.
BUF – Marquise Goodwin 40-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:08. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:32.
Overtime
CIN – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 6:44. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 26/40, 337 yards, 3 TD, INT
BUF – Thaddeus Lewis – 19/32, 216 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 18 rushes, 86 yards
BUF – C. J. Spiller – 10 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
BUF – T. J. Graham – 4 receptions, 74 yards Mike Nugent would kick the game-winning field goal in overtime to seal the game for the Bengals. With the win, the Bengals went to 4-2 and picked up their first win in Buffalo since 1985, snapping their 6-game road losing streak against the Bills.
Week 7: at Detroit Lions
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Week Seven: Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
October 20
1:00 pm. EDT
Bengals
7 7 10 3
Lions
7 3 7 7
Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
63,207
Played indoors (dome stadium)
Scott Green
CBS
Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CIN – A. J. Green 82-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:59. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 0:55.
DET – Brandon Pettigrew 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 3:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:57.
Second quarter
DET – David Akers 36-yard field goal, 11:43. Lions 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:27.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 12-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:41. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:36.
Third quarter
CIN – Tyler Eifert 32-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:42. Bengals 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.
DET – Calvin Johnson 27-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 8:17. Bengals 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:25.
CIN – Mike Nugent 48-yard field goal, 3:37. Bengals 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:40.
Fourth quarter
DET – Calvin Johnson 50-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 11:59. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:53.
CIN – Mike Nugent 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:26.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/34, 372 yards, 3 TD
DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/51, 337 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 7 rushes, 27 yards
DET – Reggie Bush – 20 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 155 yards, TD
DET – Calvin Johnson – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TDMike Nugent would come through with the clutch as the Bengals won 27–24 for the second week in a row. With their 5th straight win in Detroit, the Bengals went to 5–2.
Week 8: vs. New York Jets
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Week Eight: New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
October 27
4:05 pm. EDT
Jets
0 6 3 0
Bengals
14 14 14 7
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
62,576
57 F C, sunny
Pete Morelli
CBS
Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 9-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 9:59. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 4:21. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:01.
Second quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 9:09. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:51.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:13. Bengals 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:56.
NYJ – Nick Folk 47-yard field goal, 1:08. Bengals 21–6. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:05.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 14-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:16. Bengals 28–6. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
CIN – Chris Crocker 32-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 14:45. Bengals 35–6.
NYJ – Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 4:49. Bengals 35–9. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:37.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:13. Bengals 42–9. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:36.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Pacman Jones 60-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 13:09. Bengals 49–9.
Top passers
NYJ – Geno Smith – 20/30, 159 yards, 2 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 19/30, 325 yards, 5 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYJ – Matt Simms – 3 rushes, 35 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 11 rushes, 33 yards
Top receivers
NYJ – David Nelson – 8 receptions, 80 yards
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. – 8 receptions, 122 yards, 4 TDWith the blowout win, the Bengals improved to 6–2. This win also remains the largest in the Marvin Lewis era, as of 2016. The 49 points were also the most scored by the Bengals since 2009 against the Bears.
Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
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Week Nine: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
October 31
8:25 pm. EDT
Bengals
0 3 7 10 0
Dolphins
0 10 7 3 2
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
52,388
79 F C, partly cloudy
Bill Leavy
NFLN
Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
Recap, Game book
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 31-yard field goal, 11:56. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 5:57.
MIA – Ryan Tannehill 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:39. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:51.
MIA – Caleb Sturgis 36-yard field goal, 0:06. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
MIA – Brent Grimes 94-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 7:37. Dolphins 17–3.
CIN – Giovani Bernard 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:10. Dolphins 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:27.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 35-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 12:37. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:15.
CIN – Mike Nugent 54-yard field goal, 1:24. Bengals 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 1:43.
MIA – Caleb Sturgis 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 1:13.
Overtime
MIA – Andy Dalton sacked in endzone by Cameron Wake for a safety, 6:38. Dolphins 22–20.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 32/58, 338 yards, 3 INT
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 20/28, 208 yards
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 9 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD
MIA – Lamar Miller – 16 rushes, 105 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 11 receptions, 128 yards
MIA – Mike Wallace – 6 receptions, 82 yardsAndy Dalton would have a rough night, as he was intercepted 3 times. The game would end with him getting sacked in the end zone by Cameron Wake. This was also the first overtime game to end on a safety since 2004.
Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens
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Week Ten: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
November 10
1:00 pm. EST
Bengals
0 0 3 14 0
Ravens
10 7 0 0 3
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
70,992
60 F C, sunny
Walt Coleman
CBS
Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Recap, Game book
First quarter
BAL – Dallas Clark 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 9:42. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:26.
BAL – Justin Tucker 36-yard field goal, 4:39. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:55.
Second quarter
BAL – Torrey Smith 7-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 6:30. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:49.
Third quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 32-yard field goal, 10:37. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:23.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:22. Ravens 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:08.
CIN – A. J. Green 51-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:28.
Overtime
BAL – Justin Tucker 46-yard field goal, 5:27. Ravens 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 4:34.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/51, 274 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 20/36, 140 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 14 rushes, 58 yards
BAL – Bernard Pierce – 8 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 8 receptions, 151 yards, TD
BAL – Torrey Smith – 5 receptions, 46 yards, TDDespite out-gaining Baltimore in total yardage, 364–189, and a Hail Mary at the end of regulation to force overtime, Andy Dalton threw 3 interceptions in the loss. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 6–4.
Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns
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Week Eleven: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
November 17
1:00 pm. EST
Browns
13 0 7 0
Bengals
0 31 0 10
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
63,856
62 F C, cloudy
Carl Cheffers
CBS
Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CLE – Billy Cundiff 20-yard field goal, 4:10. Browns 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:51.
CLE – Billy Cundiff 21-yard field goal, 3:04. Browns 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:58.
CLE – Joe Haden 29-yard interception return (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:19. Browns 13–0.
Second quarter
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 25-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 14:52. Browns 13–7. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:52.
CIN – Mohamed Sanu 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:49. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:34.
CIN – Tony Dye 24-yard return of blocked punt (Mike Nugent kick), 4:35. Bengals 21–13.
CIN – Vontaze Burfict 13-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), 2:45. Bengals 28–13.
CIN – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 0:01. Bengals 31–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:19.
Third quarter
CLE – Josh Gordon 74-yard pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick), 9:29. Bengals 31–20. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:46.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Alex Smith 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:50. Bengals 38–20. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:27.
CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 8:04. Bengals 41–20. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:44.
Top passers
CLE – Jason Campbell – 27/56, 248 yards, TD, 3 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 13/27, 93 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya – 8 rushes, 69 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 16 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 5 receptions, 125 yards, TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 4 receptions, 41 yardsThe Bengals set a franchise record for most points scored in 1 quarter with 31 in this game.
With the win, the Bengals improved to 7–4.
Week 13: at San Diego Chargers
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Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
December 1
4:25 pm. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
Bengals
0 7 7 3
Chargers
0 7 0 3
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
61,536
77 F C, sunny
John Parry
CBS
Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Recap, Game book
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 14:56. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:40.
SD – Ladarius Green 30-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:45.
Third quarter
CIN – A. J. Green 21-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:42. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 9:16. Bengals 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:27.
SD – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 4:43. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:07.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 14/23, 190 yards, TD, INT
SD – Philip Rivers 23/37, 252 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD
SD – Ryan Matthews – 14 rushes, 61 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD
SD – Keenan Allen – 8 receptions, 106 yards
The Chargers opened the game by driving 45 yards to the Bengals 31, but on 3rd-and-10, Philip Rivers completed a 13-yard pass to Antonio Gates who was stripped by Reggie Nelson with George Iloka recovering for Cincinnati. After both teams swapped punts, the Bengals marched 67 yards in 10 plays with BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushing for a 4-yard touchdown on the first play of the 2nd quarter. The Bengals responded on their very next drive, driving 78 yards in only 8 plays with Rivers bombing a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ladarius Green. After both teams swapped punts again, Andy Dalton was intercepted by Eric Weddle who returned it 21 yards to the Chargers 45. The game was a 7–7 deadlock at halftime. However, on the Chargers opening drive of the second half Rivers was intercepted by Dre Kirkpatrick at the Bengals 25. The Bengals responded by driving 59 yards on a 10-play drive with Dalton connecting with superstar receiver A. J. Green on a 21-yard touchdown pass for a 14–7 lead. The Chargers drove to the Bengals 31, but were forced to punt. But the Bengals drove 61 yards before Mike Nugent booted a 47-yard field goal, extending the lead to 17–7. On their next drive, Rivers hit Keenan Allen for 14 yards, but Iloka forced Allen to fumble and Vincent Rey recovered for the Bengals. The Bengals took over at the Chargers 34. Two plays later Dalton threw a short pass to for 5 yards, but was stripped by Marcus Gilchrist with Weddle recovering and returning the ball 27 yards to the Bengals 43. The Chargers reached the Bengals 30 and Nick Novak made it a 7-point game at 17–10 with his 48-yard field goal. The Bengals ended the game with a Green-Ellis 5-yard run to the Chargers 3-yard line with less than two minutes remaining. With the win the Bengals improved to 8–4.
Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
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Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
December 8
1:00 pm. EST
Colts
0 0 14 14
Bengals
7 7 14 14
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
62,507
25 F C, cloudy, chance of snow
Jeff Triplette
CBS
Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 29-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:03. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:22.
Second quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:06. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:54.
Third quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 10:41. Bengals 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:19.
IND – Da'Rick Rogers 69-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:57. Bengals 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:44.
IND – LaVon Brazill 19-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:20. Bengals 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:02.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:05. Bengals 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:15.
Fourth quarter
CIN – A. J. Green 9-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 13:25. Bengals 35–14. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:25.
IND – LaVon Brazill 29-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:48. Bengals 35–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
CIN – Andy Dalton 8-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:03. Bengals 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 3:15.
IND – Da'Rick Rogers 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:20. Bengals 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:43.
Top passers
IND – Andrew Luck – 29/46, 326 yards, 4 TD
CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/35, 275 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
IND – Andrew Luck – 2 rushes, 32 yards
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 12 rushes, 99 yards
Top receivers
IND – Da'Rick Rogers – 6 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TDWith the win, the Bengals improved to 9–4.
Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers
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Week Fifteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
December 15
8:30 pm. EST
Bengals
0 7 0 13
Steelers
21 6 3 0
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
45,873
26 F C, cloudy
Ed Hochuli
NBC
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Game book
First quarter
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 9:58. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:42.
PIT – Antonio Brown 12-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 2:16. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:20.
PIT – Antonio Brown 67-yard punt return (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:12. Steelers 21–0.
Second quarter
PIT – Shaun Suisham 25-yard field goal, 9:36. Steelers 24–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:55.
CIN – Giovani Bernard 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 5:14. Steelers 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:22.
PIT – Shaun Suisham 45-yard field goal, 1:14. Steelers 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:00.
Third quarter
PIT – Shaun Suisham 26-yard field goal, 6:18. Steelers 30–7. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:19.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Tyler Eifert 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 14:09. Steelers 30–14. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:09.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 13-yard pass from Andy Dalton (pass failed), 5:46. Steelers 30–20. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 25/44, 230 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 20/25, 191 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 13 rushes, 33 yards, TD
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 24 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 9 receptions, 93 yards
PIT – Antonio Brown – 5 receptions, 66 yards, TDWith the loss, the Bengals fell to 9–5 and enabled their division rival Ravens to be in the running for the AFC North title.
Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings
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Week Sixteen: Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
December 22
1:00 pm. EST
Vikings
7 0 7 0
Bengals
14 14 14 0
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
61,555
53 F C, mostly cloudy
Terry McAulay
Fox
Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
Recap, Game book
First quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 13:12. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:12.
MIN – Jarius Wright 36-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 10:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:57.
CIN – A. J. Green 29-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:57. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:21.
Second quarter
CIN – Vincent Rey 25-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 10:02. Bengals 21–7.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 16-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:22. Bengals 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:09.
Third quarter
CIN – Mohamed Sanu 7-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:35. Bengals 35–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:25.
CIN – A. J. Green 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:19. Bengals 42–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:12.
MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 35-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:34. Bengals 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:45.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
MIN – Matt Cassel – 13/27, 114 yards, TD, 3 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/38, 363 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 3 rushes, 54 yards, TD
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 12 rushes, 24 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIN – Jarius Wright – 1 reception, 36 yards, TD
CIN – A. J. Green – 7 receptions, 97 yards, TD
With the win, the Bengals improved to 10–5, and with the Ravens' loss to the Patriots later in the evening, they clinched the AFC North title.
Week 17: vs. Baltimore Ravens
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Week Seventeen: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
December 29
1:00 pm. EST
Ravens
6 0 11 0
Bengals
7 10 0 17
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
62,406
43 F C, cloudy
Scott Green
CBS
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
Recap, Game book
First quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 13:48. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:54.
BAL – Justin Tucker 22-yard field goal, 2:26. Ravens 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:37.
CIN – A. J. Green 53-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:17. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:09.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 39-yard field goal, 6:36. Bengals 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:17.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 16-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:51. Bengals 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:50.
Third quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 34-yard field goal, 9:30. Bengals 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:44.
BAL – Marlon Brown 8-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Ray Rice run), 5:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:21.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Andy Dalton 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 13:29. Bengals 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:44.
CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 12:19. Bengals 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:57.
CIN – Dre Kirkpatrick 21-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 4:07. Bengals 34–17.
Top passers
BAL – Joe Flacco – 30/50, 192 yards, TD, 3 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 21/36, 281 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
BAL – Bernard Pierce – 5 rushes, 28 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 11 rushes, 66 yards
Top receivers
BAL – Dennis Pitta – 8 receptions, 63 yards
CIN – Andrew Hawkins – 3 receptions, 74 yardsWith the win, the Bengals surpassed their win total from 2012. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to give the Bengals a first-round bye in the playoffs due to the Patriots defeating Buffalo later that day.
Postseason
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) San Diego Chargers
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AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) San Diego Chargers at (3) Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
January 5, 2014
1:05 p.m. EST
Chargers
7 0 10 10
Bengals
0 10 0 0
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
62,277
42 F C, cloudy
Jeff Triplette
CBS
Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game book
First quarter
SD – Danny Woodhead 5-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 0:48. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:56.
Second quarter
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:07.
CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:14.
Third quarter
SD – Ladarius Green 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:46. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
SD – Nick Novak 25-yard field goal, 2:00. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:41.
Fourth quarter
SD – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 14:16. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, −2 yards, 1:55.
SD – Ronnie Brown 58-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 2:17. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:50. Top passers
SD – Philip Rivers – 12/16, 128 yards, 1 TD
CIN – Andy Dalton – 29/51, 334 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SD – Ronnie Brown – 8 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 12 rushes, 45 yards
Leading receivers
SD – Ladarius Green – 3 rec, 34 yards, 1 TD
CIN – Marvin Jones – 8 rec, 130 yards
The Bengals lost the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Chargers, 27–10, thus eliminating them. This loss also gives the team their 6th straight playoff loss dating back to the 1990 playoffs.
Standings
Division
CIN
Conference
CIN
Statistics
Team
Updated December 31, 2013
Bengals Opponent Total First Downs 330 282 Rushing First Downs 101 72 Passing First Downs 205 178 By Penalty First Downs 24 32 Third Down Conversions 92/225 74/225 Fourth Down Conversions 12/21 5/16 Total Offensive Yards 5,894 4,888 Offensive Plays 1,097 1,042 Average Yards per Play 5.4 4.7 Total Rushing Yards 1,755 1,544 Rushing Plays 481 385 Rushing Yards per Play 3.6 4.0 Total Passing Yards 4,139 3,344 Passing Completions/Attempts 364/587 362/612 Interceptions 20 20 Passing Yards per Play 7.4 5.9 Sacks 43.0 29.0 Field Goals 18/22 26/31 Touchdowns 54 32 Rushing Touchdowns 14 6 Passing Touchdowns 33 22 Return Touchdowns 2 1 Defensive Touchdowns 6 3 Time of Possession 32:49 28:48 Turnover Ratio +1
Individual
Passing
Updated December 31, 2013Cincinnati Bengals Team Statistics http://www.bengals.com/team/stats.html Cincinnati Bengals
Regular season Player ATT Attempts COMP Completions YDS Total yards COMP % Completion percentage YDS/ATT Yards per Attempt TD Touchdowns TD % Touchdown percentage INT Interceptions INT % Interception percentage LONG Longest play in yards SCK Sacked LOST Yards lost in sacks RATING Quarterback rating Andy Dalton 586 363 4,296 61.9 7.3 33 5.6 20 3.4 82 29 182 88.8 Mohamed Sanu 1 1 25 100.0 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 0 0 118.8
Rushing
Updated January 3, 2014
Regular season Player ATT Attempts YDS Total yards YDS/ATT Yards per Attempt LONG Longest play in yards TD Touchdowns BenJarvus Green-Ellis 220 756 3.4 25 7 Giovani Bernard 170 695 4.1 35 5 Andy Dalton 61 183 3.06 12 2 Marvin Jones Marvin Jones (wide receiver) 8 65 8.1 34 0 Josh Johnson Josh Johnson (quarterback) 7 20 2.9 10 0 Cedric Peerman 8 17 2.1 5 0 Mohamed Sanu 4 16 4.0 9 0 Andrew Hawkins 2 3 1.5 6 0 Kevin Huber 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 481 1,755 3.6 35 14
Receiving
Updated January 3, 2014
Regular season Player REC Receptions YDS Total yards YDS/REC Yards per Reception LONG Longest play in yards TD Touchdowns A. J. Green 98 1,426 14.6 82 11 Giovani Bernard 56 514 9.2 41 3 Marvin Jones Marvin Jones (wide receiver) 35 712 14.0 45 10 Mohamed Sanu 47 455 9.7 32 2 Jermaine Gresham 46 458 10.0 30 4 Tyler Eifert 39 445 11.4 61 2 Andrew Hawkins 12 199 16.6 50 0 Dane Sanzenbacher 6 61 10.2 23 0 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4 22 5.5 10 0 Alex Smith 3 12 4.0 7 1 Brandon Tate 1 6 6.0 6 0 Orson Charles 1 8 8.0 8 0 Total 364 4,136 11.4 82 33
Field Goals
Updated January 10, 2014
Regular season Player 1–19 Made/Attempted 20–29 Made/Attempted 30–39 Made/Attempted 40–49 Made/Attempted 50+ Made/Attempted Mike Nugent 0/0 2/2 6/7 7/9 3/4 Total 0/0 2/2 6/7 7/9 3/4 Opponent Total 2/2 6/6 5/8 9/11 4/4
Punting
Updated January 10, 2014
Regular season Player Punts AVG Average Yards TB Touchbacks In 20 LONG Longest BLK Blocked Kevin Huber 66 45.2 4 24 75 0 Shawn Powell Shawn Powell (American football) 7 38.3 0 3 52 0 Mike Nugent 2 40.0 0 0 43 0 Total 75 44.4 4 27 75 0 Opponent Total 89 44.3 1 37 65 1
Punt Returns
Updated January 14, 2014
Regular season Player RT Returns FC Fair catches YDS/RET Yards per return LONG Longest TD Touchdowns Brandon Tate 36 16 9.3 43 0 Adam Jones 11 0 8.0 27 0 Total 47 16 9.0 43 0 Opponent Total 27 22 9.4 67 1
Kick Returns
Updated January 14, 2014
Regular season Player RT Returns YDS Yards YDS/RET Yards per return LONG Longest TD Touchdowns Brandon Tate 35 914 26.1 71 0 Cedric Peerman 4 66 16.5 26 0 Total 39 980 25.1 71 0 Opponent Total 52 1,219 23.4 48 0
Defense
Updated December 7, 2013
Regular season Player T Tackles S Solo Tackles A Tackle assists SCK Sacks F Fumbles Vontaze Burfict 131 88 43 1 1 Terence Newman 48 42 6 0 0 Rey Maualuga 61 43 18 1 0 Adam Jones Adam Jones (American football) 44 36 8 0 1 Carlos Dunlap 44 32 12 7 4 George Iloka 55 34 21 0 2 Vincent Rey 46 29 17 3 0 Reggie Nelson 44 32 12 1 1 Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (defensive end) 39 24 15 3 2 Chris Crocker 27 20 7 0.5 0 Wallace Gilberry 20 15 5 6.5 1 Leon Hall 20 14 6 0 0 James Harrison James Harrison (American football) 27 13 14 2 0 Taylor Mays 19 12 7 0 0 Domata Peko 35 15 20 2.5 0 Brandon Thompson Brandon Thompson (American football) 19 12 7 1.5 0 Geno Atkins 20 9 11 6.0 0 Dre Kirkpatrick 9 8 1 1.0 0 Cedric Peerman 8 7 1 0 0 Jayson DiManche 12 6 6 0 0 Tyler Eifert 5 5 0 0 0 Michael Boley 6 4 2 0 0 Shawn Williams Shawn Williams (American football) 10 6 4 0 0 Brandon Ghee 6 3 3 0 0 A. J. Green 3 3 0 0 0 Andrew Hawkins 3 3 0 0 0 Marvin Jones Marvin Jones (wide receiver) 4 3 1 0 0 Devon Still 7 3 4 0 0 Orson Charles 4 2 2 0 0 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 2 2 0 0 0 Andre Smith Andre Smith (offensive tackle) 2 2 0 0 0 Giovani Bernard 1 1 0 0 0 Clint Boling 2 1 1 0 0 Andy Dalton 2 1 1 0 0 Jermaine Gresham 1 1 0 0 0 Clark Harris 1 1 0 0 0 Chris Lewis-Harris 2 1 1 0 0 Jeromy Miles 1 1 0 0 0 Mike Nugent 1 1 0 0 0 Mohamed Sanu 1 1 0 0 0 J.K. Schaffer 2 1 1 0 0 Alex Smith Alex Smith (tight end) 2 1 1 0 0 Ryan Whalen 1 1 0 0 0 Andrew Whitworth 1 1 0 0 0 Kevin Zeitler 1 1 0 0 0 Total 758 506 252 34 10 Opponent Total 812 527 285 26 11
References
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