Cincinnati Bengals: analyzing their victory over the Rams

The Cincinnati offensive line paved the way for 140 rushing yards and also kept quarterback Andy Dalton unscathed in a 31-7 victory on Sunday that improved the Bengals to 9-2.

Notre Dame (4-2) got 18 points from Steve Vasturia. The former Georgia star never got untracked, gaining just 19 yards on nine carries. The message was clear for the day. “It doesn’t matter how, whether it’s a run play or pass play”. It didn’t take long for the Dalton-Green tandem to produce.

While there could be an argument that Green’s first touchdown was to blame on Jenkins, it is not so cut and dry.

“We were able to run the ball efficiently and not put ourselves in some of those situations we’ve been in the past couple of weeks”, Whitworth said. We saw more of that on Sunday afternoon following the Rams defeat in blowout fashion at the hands of the Bengals.

Mount Union took over at midfield following another Albright three-and-out and needed just five plays to extend the lead to 21-0.

[Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images]The Bengals promptly fell asleep on the Rams next drive. One of the shortest, if not the shortest post-game media session for Fisher since coming to St. Louis in 2012.

“We’ve got a lot of playmakers in that room”, said Nelson, who made his career-high sixth interception of the season in the first quarter. He went 20 of 27 for 233 yards with one interception and a passer rating of 121.4, his highest in three games.

For the second time in three Sundays, the Rams were drubbed by 24 points.

A sense of urgency must have swept over the Bengals. Together, they accounted for 68 percent of the Bulldogs’ scoring.

Panthers running back Cameron Artis-Payne, Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Pat Sims and tight end C.J. Uzomah, Lions defensive tackle Gabe Wright, Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Dee Ford, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates and 49ers cornerback Chris Davis were designated as inactive. One of Foles’ interceptions was tipped; the other two were floated.

This should be an intriguing match as the Rams are now trying to chase the leaders in their division, while the Bengals are trying to avoid another loss that could close the gap between them and their rivals. They immediately began throwing to his side. Dalton confirmed what the stat sheet said. An easy decision to run out the clock followed and the half ended.

Looking at this game from afar, the Bengals are and should be the overwhelming favorite. “We did. We kind of strangled them as far as running the ball”. Dalton and Co. went to work from the 28-yard line.

Giovani Bernard, however, could fare better.

Knight finished the game 13-of-22 for 186 yards and the touchdown pass to Jefferson.

Leon Hall sniffed out an errant pass from Nick Foles, on the Rams next drive and turned it into a pick-six. The team also could face the a week earlier at Twickenham Stadium depending on how Washington finishes this season in the NFC East. He had been sacked eight times in the previous two games. He’s 29 yards away from joining Peyton Manning as the only National Football League players to throw for 3,000 yards in each of their first five seasons.