Cincinnati Bengals: AJ Green Avoids Disaster, Giovani Bernard is Done For Season

“The playoffs? We don’t need to talk about that”, Bengals cornerback Adam Jones said, via the Bengals’ team website.

That is obviously a major blow to a Bengals team that has already more or less seen its season unravel just a year after they won the division with a 12-4 record; it’s also a blow for anybody who truly appreciates the game and the great talents that are carrying out the best traditions of the sport.

If the Bengals are out of contention with two or three games to go, I suggest they give McCarron another audition so they have a better idea if he’s a viable candidate to lead the team in 2017.

On the Bengals fourth possession, Andy Dalton hit Tyler Boyd with a 1-yard touchdown pass that put Cincinnati ahead, 12-10.

The Bengals self-destructed against the Bills.

Well, so much for building off of the Seattle game.

The Bengalslost wide receiver A.J.

Green got his right foot caught awkwardly while trying for a contested catch on Cincinnati’s first pass of the game. Teammate Rashad Jennings scored on a 2-yard run and Robbie Gould kicked a 46-yard field goal on a day he missed two extra points in gusty conditions.

Bills: They host Jacksonville. “We should have been going for a field goal right there”. Ryan Groy, subbing in for Eric Wood, was solid, as Bengals DT Geno Atkins name was barely called at all. What he did have going for him is that the Bengals had been to the playoffs five times in a row. And defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, finally back after missing eight of the first nine games because of injuries and suspension, also was an immovable force, tying up numerous blockers.

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis didn’t provide any details about Green’s injury after the game. The Bengals also could promote Tra Carson, a rookie from Texas A&M, from the practice squad, but he’s more of a power back in the mold of Hill. This a game that saw two struggling teams come into play as the Bills have lost three straight while the Bengals have lost and or tied four of their last five. For the Bills defensively the return of Marcell Dareus paid dividends as he picked up half a sack and made his prescience known early.

This was the second time that Bernard experienced an ACL injury as his first ACL injury happened when he was still playing college football at the University of North Carolina back in 2010.

Despite the gutsy win at Paul Brown Stadium, the Bills remain 22nd in USA Today’s NFL Power Rankings. Nugent also missed an extra point and a field goal during a 27-27 tie with Washington on October 30 in London. Brandon Tate had a few nice returns, and Colton Schmidt booted three punts inside the 20, on a day where field position was critical.