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In a tight and tense defensive struggle, the 1-4 Cincinnati Bengals knew they couldn’t afford another loss and did just about enough to hold off the battling Giants as Chase Brown’s 30-yard touchdown run clinched a 17-7 win with 1:52 remaining. Big Blue dropped to 2-4 on the year with the loss.
The only score of the first half came late in the first quarter as Joe Burrow took off on a 3rd-and-18 scramble and broke into the clear for a 47-yard touchdown run.
New York finally got on the board on Tyrone Tracy’s one-yard touchdown run to tie the score at 7-7 in the third quarter. This was the Giants’ first touchdown in a home game all season.
On the ensuing drive, the Bengals recaptured the lead on an Evan McPherson field goal with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter. This came after a holding penalty had negated a 3rd-and-goal touchdown.
The Giants drove back into Bengals’ territory on their next possession, but the drive stalled at the 30 and Greg Joseph missed a game-tying 47-yard field goal attempt with 10:27 remaining.
After a Bengals’ punt, New York drove inside Cincinnati’s 40-yard line but opted to go for it on fourth down and Daniel Jones’ pass was broken up with three minutes to go. The Bengals narrowly avoided a turnover when Brown’s fumble rolled out of bounds with 1:58 on the clock but he scored the clinching touchdown on the next play.
Here are the takeaways…
– Both teams struggled to convert drives in the first half as they combined to go just 5-for-14 on third down. The Giants, who were outgained 149-119 in total yards, got down to the red zone once but Jones was intercepted by Germaine Pratt as heavy pressure caused his throw over the middle to loop into the air.
– With Kayvon Thibodeaux out, the Giants still got some good production from their edge defenders as Brian Burns stepped up with his third sack of the year, three run stuffs and a big third down hit on Burrow in the fourth quarter.
However, it was Azeez Ojulari who…
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Author : SNY
Publish date : 2024-10-14 03:22:38
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