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Buffalo Bills Take A 17-3 Lead After Fred Jackson Touchdown Run

By Josh Kirkendall
CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 02: Fred Jackson #22 of the Buffalo Bills runs with the ball before the start the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 02: Fred Jackson #22 of the Buffalo Bills runs with the ball before the start the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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The Bills smelling blood with an ineffective Bengals offense, took advantage with a two-minute offense that the Bengals defense couldn't stop. After a nine-yard run that featured more missed tackles we've seen all afternoon, the Fred Jackson followed that up with another 21-yard run outside on the left.

A deflected pass at the line of scrimmage by Carlos Dunlap sets up a second down, with Ryan Fitzpatrick hitting Stevie Johnson on a 44-yard pass to the Bengals one-yard line. Fred Jackson takes the handoff and runs towards the front left pylon to give the Bills a 17-3 lead with 40 seconds remaining in the first half.

Cincinnati's half time decision has to be this. Do they want a chance to win the game, pulling Dalton for Bruce Gradkowski? Or do they hope Dalton learns from this (and isn't scarred ala David Klingler) by letting him to continue faltering and hope to god that A.J. Green will pull off more unbelievable receptions?

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