Bengals scored 27 consecutive points to win 27-17 over Dolphins
Bengals scored 27 consecutive points to win 27-17 over Dolphins
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Sam Hubbard had failed in his attempt to catch Ryan Tannehill.
The next thing he knew was that the ball was flying directly at him and there was no one between him and the end zone.
It was very easy for the rookie to complete Cincinnati's great comeback.
Michael Johnson returned an interception for the tie score, and Hubbard ran 19 yards on a loose ball for Sunday's landing, joining the Bengals from a 17-point deficit to a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.
Not even those involved could explain it.
"I really do not know what happened," Hubbard said. "I just saw the ball and got stuck, thank God I could hold it and get into the final zone."
With Joe Mixon back from knee surgery and the defense making more plays of change in the fourth quarter, Cincinnati (4-1) extended its best start since its 2015 playoff season. It came a week after A.J. Green caught a winning touchdown pass in Atlanta with 7 seconds left.
"These NFL games are crazy, man," Green said. "It's a roller coaster that goes up and down, you ride and you wait to go up."
The Dolphins (3-2) had a lot of blame for their collapse, helping the Bengals score those 27 consecutive points with a variety of errors, the biggest by their quarterback.
Andy Dalton threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Mixon to begin the comeback, completing a run that was extended by T.J. McDonald's lack staff in a third incomplete attempt. Mixon returned after missing two games after knee surgery and ran for 93 yards in addition to catching three passes.
From there, the dolphins collapsed.
"When I got the touchdown, the momentum changed," Mixon said. "After that, you started seeing bag after bag, selection after selection, touchdown after touchdown, it was crazy, man."
The young Bengals defense sealed victories over Indianapolis and Baltimore with late turnovers. Two strange rebounds changed this in the fourth quarter.
Under pressure, Tannehill decided to throw the ball at the feet of tight end Durham Smythe instead of taking a sack. Tannehill was hit when he threw the ball, which touched Smythe's helmet and went directly to Johnson, who ran 22 yards untouched for the tie score.
After Randy Bullock's 20-yard field goal gave the Bengals their first lead at 20-17, Tannehill was hit again by Carlos Dunlap and the ball flew to Hubbard, who ran untouched 19 yards into the end zone with 2:37 to play. .
"I did not know what happened," said Tannehill, who had 20 of 35 passes for 185 yards with three turnovers. "I heard the crowd cheering and everyone fled from me, so I knew something bad had happened"
The Dolphins started the season 3-0, but have been crushed by New England and surprised by the Bengals in the last two weeks.
Miami made the big plays early, but could not close it with a 17-0 lead. Kiko Alonso eliminated Dalton's tipped pass near the end zone to stop Cincinnati's first run, Vincent Taylor blocked a Bengals field goal attempt, and Jakeem Grant returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown with 23 seconds to play in the first half.
Tannehill put together a 95-yard run for the other touchdown, which culminated in his 22-yard pass to running back Kenyan Drake. Tannehill was 20 of 35 for 185 yards.
ON TOP
Green had six receptions for 112 yards, ahead of Chad Johnson for the club's record with his 32nd 100-yard career game.
LONG TIME
The Bengals had not been ejected in the first half and joined to win since 2004, when they lost to Miami 3-0 at halftime and took it 16-13. It was only the fourth time in franchise history that they scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and won, also in 1972, 1978 and 2004.
Historical return
Grant's 70-yard punt return made him the first Dolphin to score in a reception, a home comeback and a punt return in the same season. He had an initial return of 102 yards against Tennessee in the first game of the season. Grant joins Dante Hall (2003) as the only NFL players with an initial 100-yard return, a 70-yard punt return and a 50-yard TD catch in the same season. The last NFL player with a touchdown of the three varieties was the Tyreek Hill of the Chiefs in 2016.
STIMULATING PURPOSES
Dalton's pass for Green was tipped and intercepted by linebacker Kiko Alonso, finishing the first Bengals run and his scoring run in his last 34 trips within the 20-yard line. It was the longest active streak in the NFL.
BURFICT BACK
Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict returned from his last NFL suspension and had seven tackles, the second on the team.
Injuries
Dolphins: LT Laremy Tunsil left with a concussion during the Bengals 'fourth-quarter comeback, further depleting the Dolphins' offensive line.
Bengals: LB Preston Brown left the field in the second quarter after his right ankle was checked, but he came back.
UNTIL NEXT TIME
The dolphins receive the bears next Sunday.
Bengals receives the Steelers next Sunday.
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