Week 15: Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers

Dunlap wins AFC Special Teams Player of Week

Another weekly award for the Bengals comes on the special teams side of the ball. This time, it's for Carlos Dunlap, who quietly made one of the biggest plays of Sunday's win over the 49ers.

Bengals Week 15 PFF grades and analysis

Our friends from PFF sent us their stats and information on the Bengals' 24-14 win over the San Francisco 49ers and we're breaking it down for you. Geno Atkins, as usual, was the top graded performer of the week.

Bengals offensive line struggled mightily vs 49ers

The Bengals' offensive line took a step back Sunday as the offense generated less than 250 total yards while allowing four sacks. This cannot happen if Cincy is going to beat teams like the Broncos and whoever they may meet in the playoffs.

Revisiting 5 keys to Bengals' victory over 49ers

Last week we posted the five things the Bengals needed to do (or avoid) to come away with a win against San Francisco. Now we're going back to see how accurate those keys were and if the Bengals accomplished them.

Bengals vs 49ers: Unsung hero of the Week

Which Bengals players contributions may have been overlooked in the team's 24-14 win over the 49ers? Check out our nominees for this weekly award and cast your vote on your winner!

Bengals Rookie Report: Kroft steps up

Tyler Kroft helped put some points on the board, snagging his first career NFL touchdown on Sunday. Troy Hill recorded three special teams tackles and P.J. Dawson saw some additional playing time in Santa Clara.

Bengals Week 15 MVP: Cast your vote!

A number of individual player performances stood out in the Bengals' win over the 49ers. Geno Atkins, Vontaze Burfict, AJ McCarron and Tyler Kroft are among our MVP candidates this week. Cast your vote and sound off on your winner!

Bengals social media roundup: Back to celebrations

After a 1-week misdirection from their winning ways, the Bengals bounced back with a new quarterback under center and took home their 11th win of the season. How did the team react and what were they up to earlier in the week?

Week 15 Bengals vs 49ers: What We Learned

Anyone who doubted the importance of Andy Dalton got a rude awakening seeing what the Bengals are missing. The Bengals' offensive line was brutal and MUST improve if they want to win in Denver. And more of what we learned in Santa Clara.

Lapham: Hill overslept Sat leading to Q1 benching

Bengals running back Jeremy Hill overslept for a meeting on Saturday before Sunday's win over the San Francisco 49ers, according to Dave Lapham. This led to Hill being benched for the first quarter on Sunday.

AJ McCarron keeps Bengals' ship afloat vs 49ers

The Bengals returned to their dominant ways against the 49ers due in large part to the efficient play of AJ McCarron, who made his first-ever NFL start.

Dunlap's forced fumble/recovery launched 24-14 win

Among the plays that helped Cincinnati win Sunday's game against the 49ers was Carlos Dunlap's fumble recovery. "I saw the way he was carrying the ball and it was an opportunity to make a play," Dunlap said via Bengals.com.

Bengals vs 49ers: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

We take a look at the best and worst from the Bengals' 24-14 win over the 49ers in Week 15. A win is a win, but it wasn't all peaches and cream for The Queen City cats. While the offensive line was bad, the running backs were down right ugly

Burfict, Atkins have monster game vs 49ers

The Bengals defense needed to step up Sunday with several key offensive players sidelined. While we already knew Vontaze Burfict and Geno Atkins were great, they took it to another level against the 49ers.

Defensive turnovers top Bengals plays of the week

We take a look at the best Bengals plays from their 24-14 win over the 49ers in Week 15. Rewatch the best moments from Sunday's win and cast your vote on your favorite play!

Why you shouldn't fret about Bengals running game

If yesterday's game against San Francisco has you questioning the Bengals' ground game, take a step back and look at what the Bengals actually faced yesterday: a team that plays defense very well at home.

Bengals vs 49ers: What they're saying

We round up what the national media are saying about the Bengals' win over the 49ers. Despite all of the adversity Cincinnati was facing, they dominated San Francisco for most of the game to win their 11th game this season and secure a playoff berth.

Bengals defense led way in win vs 49ers

It wasn't a pretty win, but a necessary one for the Cincinnati Bengals as they traveled out west to face the reeling San Francisco 49ers. There is no doubt the Bengals' defense was the key to the 24-14 win.

Bengals vs 49ers Snap Count: Changes aplenty

The Cincinnati Bengals spent 59 seconds more on offense than defense on Sunday in their win over the San Francisco 49ers, but, the defense actually took more snaps than the offense.

McCarron secures 1st NFL win 0 interception game

McCarron enjoyed his first win in the NFL, going 15 of 21 for 192 yards, 1 touchdown pass and a passer rating of 115.6. He was also sacked four times, but had 0 interceptions. His lack of turnovers is what he focussed on most after the game.

4 thoughts from Bengals 24-14 win over 49ers

We run through our biggest takeaways from the Bengals' clash with the 49ers. AJ McCarron was solid in his first NFL start, but the defense was his biggest asset in getting his first win as a starting quarterback.

Jeremy Hill caps off second TD with dance and dab

Geno Atkins takes down Blaine Gabbert

Giovani Bernard lays big hit on 49ers' safety Eric Reid

Domata Peko's sack dance NEVER gets old