Game 74. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
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Game 57. Tampa Bay at Cincinnati
1997 Game 184 (Week 14) Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Bengals win their fifth straight
The hottest team in the NFL is the Cincinnati Bengals. With a 38-28 win over the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday at Veteran’s Stadium, the Bengals have now five in a row and eight of their last nine games. They lead the AFC Central with a 9-4 record, despite losing their starting quarterback to injury.
QB Boomer Esiason is reliving his glory days in Cincinnati. He has taken over from Jeff Blake and has been on fire. On Sunday, he was the benefactor of a tremendous running game as the Bengals pounded the Eagles for 160 yards on the ground. Esiason threw for 207 yards on 18 of 29 passing with an interception.
As for their running game, the Bengals got a career-day from RB Corey Dillon, who rushed for only 88 yards but scored four rushing touchdowns! Dillon now has 12 rushing TDs on the season. The Bengals got another rushing touchdown from WR Darnay Scott on an end around.
As for the Eagles, they got a big rushing day as well. They rushed for 183 yards as a team with 85 coming from RB Ricky Watters. QB Bobby Hoying threw for 216 yards on 16 of 37 passing with three touchdowns and an interception.
The Bengals are in a divisional race with the Pittsburgh Steelers and will put their first-place spot on the line next week when they host the Tennessee Oilers. The Eagles are now 5-8 and will host the New York Giants next Sunday.
Game 45. Cincinnati at Cleveland
Game 29. Green Bay at Cincinnati
1997 Game 176 (Week 13) Jacksonville at Cincinnati
Bengals take down Jaguars in a shoot out
The Cincinnati Bengals kept control of the AFC North with a 41-33 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday at Cinergy Field. QBs Mark Brunell and Boomer Esiason combined for 707 yards passing and 6 TDs in the wild west shootout.
Boomer is back under center in Cincinnati after QB Jeff Blake was benched and he didn’t disappoint. Esiason was on fire in this game completing 21 of 26 passes for 312 yards and 4 TDs. He hit WR Carl Pickens for an 86 yard TD and later in the game a 76-yard TD to Darnay Scott for the game-winner.
Brunell was on fire too. He was 35 of 51 passing for 395 yards and 2 TDs. WR Jimmy Smith caught 10 passes for 156 yards, while Keenan McCardell caught 9 passes for 94 yards. RB James Stewart caught 3 passes for 21 yards and 2 TDs.
The Bengals are now 8-4 and are atop of the AFC Central standings. They are tied with the Steelers in the standings but have swept the Steelers in the head-to-head matchup. The Bengals will try to keep that lead next Sunday when they travel to Philadelphia. As for the Jaguars, they have dropped three straight games and are now 4-8. They will host the Ravens next Sunday.
