The Bengals defense thrives off turnovers, and that holds true even in the preseason. On the Chiefs second drive with the first-team offense still on the field, Robert Geathers came from behind for the strip-sack of Alex Smith, and Carlos Dunlap recovered it.
Even with a short field, the second-team Bengals offense was sent onto the field, and after short run by Jeremy hill and a short pass to Tyler Eifert, Jason Campbell hit Brandon Tate for game's first touchdown to give the Bengals a 10-0 lead.