What a game. Both offenses from the Bengals and the Falcons put up a display of fireworks
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Youth Tyler Boyd Jersey , “Eif.”Giovani Bernard: Cincinnati’s offense has missed Joe Mixon to be sure, but No. 25 continues to prove his versatility and overall worth. It also has to be noted that Bernard was the only active running back late in the game, after Mark Walton left to undergo concussion protocol. Bernard had two rushing touchdowns, along with 69 yards on the ground. He also added four receptions and 27 receiving yards, while continuing to also help out on in pass protection.Adriel. Jeremiah. Green: After having a pretty quiet game, Green and Dalton came up with the play of the game. With just 12 seconds to play, Dalton hit his sliding Pro Bowl wideout for the game-winning score. Green finished with four grabs for 78 yards and the clinching touchdown—his fifth in four games. John Ross: After hearing his name being dragged through the mud all week, the second-year receiver stepped up in a big way on Sunday. He split the Falcons’ secondary for a pretty 39-yard touchdown catch and had another nice toe-tapper on the sideline in the third quarter for a first down. Tyler Boyd: This kid just keeps producing. On a couple of occasions, Boyd appeared to come up a little gimpy, but he just made play after play on Sunday. Many of his 11 catches were for first downs, including four of them moving the sticks on the team’s final drive on third and fourth downs. He finished with 100 receiving yards and had a toe-to-toe showing against his counterpart and guy he replaced in Mohamed Sanu. Losers:Teryl Austin: Theoretically, we could throw the entire unit under the bus, but the guys up front did make some plays. We’re going to highlight the corners, in a second, but they weren’t well-aided by Jessie Bates III and Shawn Williams frequently also being out of position. It was the second consecutive week in which the Bengals’ defense failed to net a turnover (supposedly one of Austin’s fortes)
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