KANSAS CITY- The pregame festivities and flyover marking Military Appreciation Day were short lived as the Bengals proved too much, topping the Chiefs 28-6.
Both teams were forced to punt on their opening drives before Kansas City produced an eight-play drive, covering 59 yards, including a 22-yard strike from QB ![]()
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The Bengals began the very next drive on their own 22-yard line and faced a fourth and three situation on their own 29. Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis pulled a fake punt out of his bag of tricks that led to a 32-yard gain by HB Cedric Peerman and a Bengals first down. Cincinnati overcame another fourth down before QB Andy Dalton found WR A.J. Green in the end zone for a four-yard TD. The score was Green’s ninth-consecutive game with a TD, longest in team history making the score 7-3.
The next scoring drive came for the opposition when Dalton, who was 18 of 29, for 230 yards and two TDs, capped a five-play, 57-yard drive with a one-yard TD run. 14-3 Bengals.
Both teams later exchanged scoreless drives before Bengals RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis ended an 11-play, 79-yard drive with a score from one yard out. Up by 18, the Bengals never looked back.
Trying to gain any momentum possible with :53 seconds remaining in the half, Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel drove his team to move the chains. Chiefs QB Matt Cassel found WR ![]()
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The third quarter signified the nod to have ![]()
The Chiefs fall to 1-9 and host the Denver Broncos next Sunday at 12pm.