Cincinnati 23, Buffalo 20
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 2, 2011
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
57°
Head Official:
Gene Steratore
Attendance:
41142
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Mike Nugent hit a 43-yard field goal as time expired, and the Cincinnati Bengals handed the visiting Buffalo Bills their first loss of the season with a 23-20 victory Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.
After losing their previous two games by a combined seven points, the Bengals (2-2) came out on the right end of a tight one for once and ended a 10-game losing streak against the Bills.
Rookie quarterback Andy Dalton led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, capping the first with a 3-yard touchdown run on a designed draw play to tie it at 20-20 and getting the Bengals into position for Nugent's winning field goal
Dalton also threw a touchdown pass to Jermaine Gresham in the second half as the Bengals rallied from 14 points down.
The Bills (3-1) found themselves on the wrong end of a comeback after rallying from first-half deficits of 18 points or more in each of the previous two games.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Buffalo |
|
Cincinnati |
Steve Johnson
| Player |
A.J. Green
|
4 |
Receptions |
4 |
58 |
Yards |
118 |
14.5 |
Avg Yards |
29.5 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
44 |
Long |
58 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Buffalo
|
273 |
83 |
190 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
Cincinnati
|
458 |
171 |
287 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Cincinnati will play their next game on the road against Jacksonville.
The Bengals have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Buffalo will play their next game at home against Philadelphia.
The Bills have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.