Game Ball Of The Week: Bengals Quarterback Andy Dalton
The Cincinnati Bengals had just allowed a depressing 25-yard touchdown to Eric Decker, watching their seven-point deficit balloon into a 17-3 Denver Broncos lead. No hope permeated through the very souls of Bengals fans, willing to subjugate themselves to the Emperor's grip against the football gods, casting endless pain throughout the brethren (and sisteren) of Bengals fans. The snap hiss of a lightsaber glows (let's say Red) that silhouettes a darkened figure in the background.
With 10:57 left in the third quarter and a 14-point deficit, Andy Dalton unleashes a 26-yard pass to A.J. Green, followed by 25-yard gain that began as a hitch and ended with awesome. Eventually the drive stalled and Mike Nugent converted a 37-yard field goal (why not go for it on fourth and five? Kidding). Dalton would go on to engineer four consecutive scoring drives in the second half, reducing Cincinnati's deficit from 14 to two points largely thanks to five passing plays that gained 22 yards or more.
During Monday's press conference, head coach Marvin Lewis said:
Overall, with what he is doing and how we put him in an uncomfortable situation yesterday having to be down two scores like that, I think the thing he was good with was knowing we are only going to score one score at a time. I think he understood that pretty well. He was patient with it. He took the balls underneath when he needed to. He didn’t force the ball into coverage, and when he had opportunities down the field he made those throws.”
At the end of the game, which was a loss (obviously), Dalton posted 332 yards passing and a 107.0 passer rating. Along with rookie A.J. Green, if not for Dalton, the Bengals loss could have been disastrous; rather than talking about whether the team should have gone for it on fourth down, this game could have produced venomous responses. Instead Dalton and the Bengals fell one yard shy of securing the second comeback win of the season.
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Black out vs. niners
If i drive to columbus and go to a Bw3’s will the game be available there? or am i just wasting my time driving there?
by Lawrence Tyler Larson on Sep 20, 2011 4:24 PM EDT reply actions
I am not from Ohio
but when I go to BWW, they use DirectTV Sunday Ticket. It should not be blacked out on NFL Network…
If you have this new fangled thing called a google machine
I hear tell they have bootleg websites that broadcast things like HBO and Sporting events.
Sure. Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Columbus is outside of the blackout area
but Dayton and lexington isn’t. So going to a Columbus BW3, you should see it. But I watch on the net…
ans whats more...no killer picks
or pick sixes mr. palmer.
by andyfrombrooklyn on Sep 20, 2011 5:17 PM EDT reply actions
game
If anyone in Southeast Ohio, we’ll always have the game on at the Grill… Everyone welcome. www.courtstreetgrill.com
Disappointed in the D last week, but loved the way Andy and AJ competed. Still early, but Andy is looking legit.
by ohiojukejoint on Sep 20, 2011 7:59 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
Wow. Some good ink about our boy Dalton.
Oh, Bengals rookie quarterback Andy Dalton doesn’t. Even though the Bengals fell to the Broncos in Week 2 by a score of 24-22, Dalton completed 27-41 passes for 332 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. That gave him a passer rating of 107.0 for the week and it also means that he has yet to turn the ball over — no interceptions, no fumbes, no turnovers. I’m impressed.
Andy, you are getting noticed. have another game like the first and your jersey sales will skyrocket.
Sure. Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
You see who the author was?
:) still it’s on the main SBNation page.
by Oregonbengalsfan on Sep 20, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Man, that Jason Garrison guy stinks!! :)
by ddbumpus on Sep 21, 2011 12:58 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

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