Divisional Round Game 1. Cincinnati at Tennessee
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Game 150. Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Boyd’s 1997 Replay Game 127 (Week 10) San Diego at Cincinnati
Bengals Shellack the Chargers; Corey Dillon has a career-day
In front of their home crowd at Pro Cinergy Field, the Cincinnati Bengals pummeled the San Diego Chargers, 40-7, Sunday afternoon. The Bengals have now won 4 of the last 5 games and are in the thick of the AFC Wild Card race.
The Bengals ran all over the Chargers as they rushed the ball a season-high 47 times for 269 yards. HB Corey Dillon carried the bulk of the work as he had a career-day. He rushed 30 times for 180 yards and 3 rushing TDs. He also caught a three-yard TD pass for 4 total TDs on the day.
The Bengals defense dominated one of the worst offenses in football. They held the Chargers to just 241 total yards. They sacked Chargers QBs 6 times and picked off backup QB Craig Whelihan. The D also recovered three Chargers’ fumbles.
Next week, the Bengals (5-4) will travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts, while the Chargers try to salvage any part of their 1-8 season as they host the red-hot Seattle Seahawks.
Wild Card Game 1. Las Vegas at Cincinnati.
Game 263. Cincinnati at Cleveland
Note: I chose to rest Burrow for this game even though a Cincinnati win would have gotten them the #2 seed. In the actual game Cincy had nothing to play for and Burrow rested. But Burrow had tweaked his knee in Week 17 and I’m not sure he would have played anyway.
Game 119. Jacksonville at Cincinnati
Game 113. Cincinnati at Houston
Game 90. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
Boyd’s 1997 Replay Game 109 (Week 9) Cincinnati at NY Giants
Kanell leads a comeback! Giants win in OT!
Trailing 21-7 at halftime, things looked bleak for the 4-4 Giants Sunday afternoon at Giants’ Stadium. Backup QB Danny Kanell only had 59 yards passing and the Giants’ defense could not stop Bengals’ QB Jeff Blake, who threw for 172 yards and 2 TDs in the 1st half.
Then late in the 3rd quarter, Kanell started to complete some passes. He drove the Giants down deep and then hit WR Chris Calloway for a 16-yard touchdown to pull the Giants to within seven.
Then with 3:30 left on the clock in regulation, Kanell had one more opportunity to tie the game. He hit Calloway again on 17-yard play to set the Giants up in Bengal territory. Then with a minute to play, Kanell tossed the game-tying 15-yard TD pass to veteran TE Howard Cross.
The game moved into overtime and both teams seemed like they didn’t want to win. Both teams missed field goals. Then Kanell got the ball back, but this time it was the Giants’ rushing attack that did the damage. Tyrone Wheatley and Charlie Way, who finished with 140 yards on the ground, pounded the Giants into field goal range. From there, Brad Daluiso kicked the walk-off 31-yard field goal to win the game, 27-24, in overtime.
Next week, the Giants (5-4) will be on their bye and then return in two weeks to play at Tennessee. They are just a half of a game out of first in the East behind the Redskins. The loss in overtime snapped the Bengals’ 3-game winning streak. They will try to get back on track as they host the Chargers next Sunday.
