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Unlike the last 3, this one was a nail-biter, but I'll take any win, especially on the road on the West Coast. Bengals would really be sitting pretty this week if not for last minute second wins by Indy and Pitt today. Both wild cards in the AFC will almost certainly be from those two and the Bengals.

Bengals rally in fourth for 20-13 win at San Diego
12/02/12 at 7:39pm by jreedy

After playing nearly flawless football for three weeks, the Bengals struggled for three quarters on Sunday at San Diego. However they rallied in the fourth quarter and extended their winning streak to four.

Despite having three turnovers, the Bengals got the key drive when they needed it late as an Andy Dalton 6-yard scramble was the winning touchdown in a 20-13 win over the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium.

The Bengals improve to 7-5 but remain in a tie with the Steelers for the sixth and final playoff spot after Pittsburgh rallied to beat Baltimore.

With two interceptions, Dalton had a passer rating of 65.2 as he completed 25 of 39 for 211 yards and a touchdown. A.J. Green had nine receptions for 85 yards.

Facing the league’s fifth-ranked run defense, BenJarvus Green-Ellis ran for 118 yards and became the first Bengals running back since Corey Dillon in 1999 to post three straight 100-yard games.

The defense held the Chargers without a touchdown, but the big play for most of the game was a Dalton Pick Six in the second quarter. Demorrio Williams undercut the route on a pass intended for A.J. Green and ran it back 31 yards to put San Diego up 7-3 early in the second quarter.

On the go ahead drive though, which went 70 yards in 14 plays, the Bengals had three key third-down conversions, including an 8-yard completion from Dalton to Andrew Hawkins to get it to the Chargers 7. Two plays later, Dalton bought time in the pocket and saw an opening up the middle and tucked it for the run.

The Chargers drove to the Bengals 17 late but Philip Rivers had three straight incompletions. On fourth down, Reggie Nelson picked it off in the end zone. Rivers was 26 of 48 for 280 yards.

The Chargers, who fall to 4-8, have lost four games this season when they have taken a lead into the fourth quarter. It is the fifth fourth-quarter comeback of Dalton’s career but first since Week 11 last year against Cleveland.

For the third time in four games, the Bengals scored on their opening drive. The 16-play, 91-yard march, which took 7 minutes and 21 seconds, was capped with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Dalton to Jermaine Gresham. The drive looked it was going to stall three plays earlier when Dalton had an incomplete pass on fourth-and-9 at the Chargers 35 but Sareece Wright was flagged for defensive holding.

After a Nick Novak field goal and the Pick Six, Nugent tied it with a 19-yard field goal. The Chargers would take a 13-10 lead at the half on a Novak 19-yarder.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/bengals/2012...san-diego/

(12-02-2012 07:55 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  Unlike the last 3, this one was a nail-biter, but I'll take any win, especially on the road. Bengals would really be sitting pretty this week if not for last minute second wins by Indy and Pitt today. Both wild cards in the AFC will almost certainly be from those two and the Bengals.

Lions and Ravens really screwed the Bengals today. Colts look like a lock now. How do you lose at home to Charlie Batch?

(12-02-2012 08:16 PM)Bearcat04 Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 07:55 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  Unlike the last 3, this one was a nail-biter, but I'll take any win, especially on the road. Bengals would really be sitting pretty this week if not for last minute second wins by Indy and Pitt today. Both wild cards in the AFC will almost certainly be from those two and the Bengals.

Lions and Ravens really screwed the Bengals today. Colts look like a lock now. How do you lose at home to Charlie Batch?

Bengals should just win out and take the division. Ravens still must play the Giants and Broncos.

(12-02-2012 08:35 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 08:16 PM)Bearcat04 Wrote:  

(12-02-2012 07:55 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  Unlike the last 3, this one was a nail-biter, but I'll take any win, especially on the road. Bengals would really be sitting pretty this week if not for last minute second wins by Indy and Pitt today. Both wild cards in the AFC will almost certainly be from those two and the Bengals.

Lions and Ravens really screwed the Bengals today. Colts look like a lock now. How do you lose at home to Charlie Batch?

Bengals should just win out and take the division. Ravens still must play the Giants and Broncos.

Was just thinking the same thing. They also go to Washington to face RG3 next week. If the Redskins win tomorrow night then they are right in the playoff race - division and wild card.

Just wish I was more confident about the Bengals facing the Steelers. Big Ben owns them on 3rd down. It's almost too easy.

The way the Colts and Steelers are playing combined with the bengals remaining schedule...think the men in stripes will be sitting home this playoff season.

those early losses against the dolphins and browns are gonna cost them a playoff spot

Our chances are slim, but we at least have a chance.

They can actually drop one of the next two and still control their own destiny as long as they beat both Pittsburgh and Baltimore. They could win both NFC games, but it's not going to make much difference unless they get back to 3-3 in the division.

Does that mean you think they will beat Pittsburgh and Baltimore? I guess it is possible, especially Baltimore with nothing to play for.........

(12-03-2012 01:42 PM)beck Wrote:  Does that mean you think they will beat Pittsburgh and Baltimore? I guess it is possible, especially Baltimore with nothing to play for.........

With a logjam for the #2 seed I think they'll be playing for a bye.

(12-03-2012 01:42 PM)beck Wrote:  Does that mean you think they will beat Pittsburgh and Baltimore? I guess it is possible, especially Baltimore with nothing to play for.........

Do I think they will? Of course not. I was just laying out the scenario for their playoff chances. Barring an epic collapse by the Colts and/or Steelers they'll need to go 3-1, but it has to the right combination of wins. They need division wins and AFC wins. A loss to either the Cowboys or Eagles doesn't kill their chances.

Nick Lachey gets booted out of Qualcomm Stadium,

Nick Lachey loudly threw his support behind his favorite NFL team, the Cincinnati Bengals, this weekend — and he got thrown out of the game for his efforts.

Lachey was allegedly trash-talking at the Bengals-Chargers game in San Diego when he was forcibly escorted from the stadium by security. TMZ posted video of the incident.

Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn't be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals! #whodey

(12-03-2012 04:38 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Nick Lachey gets booted out of Qualcomm Stadium,

Nick Lachey loudly threw his support behind his favorite NFL team, the Cincinnati Bengals, this weekend — and he got thrown out of the game for his efforts.

Lachey was allegedly trash-talking at the Bengals-Chargers game in San Diego when he was forcibly escorted from the stadium by security. TMZ posted video of the incident.

Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn't be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals! #whodey

They've got an update at TMZ

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2:15 PM PT -- Lachey has issued a statement about the situation on Twitter ... saying, "For the record, i was not kicked out of the chargers game for excessive 'trash talking'. no, that honor belonged to the guy in front of me!"

He added, "i simply don't appreciate someone turning around and putting their finger in my face. call me crazy, but that deserved a reaction."

Lachey also praised Chargers fans ... saying, "aside from a few exceptions, i had a great time hanging with Charger fans all afternoon. honestly, some of the nicest fans around."

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Nick Lachey -- a HUGE Cincinnati Bengals fan -- was escorted out of the stands at the San Diego Chargers football game this weekend ... after security decided his TRASH TALK crossed the line.

It's unclear exactly what Nick said to piss off stadium security ... but after he was ejected, the former boy-bander actually BRAGGED about getting the boot, tweeting:

"Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn't be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals"

A short time later, AFTER Cincy defeated the crappy Chargers, Lachey tweeted again:

"Bengals win again. i'd talk trash to everyone in SD, but what's the point? you already had me kicked out of the stadium and you still lost."



As for the kid in the Chargers gear in the photo with Nick, he was just a random fan -- and after the game, the kid's dad fired off a tweet to Lachey:

"Thanks for taking the pic with my son and being cool to us. Congrats on the Bengals win!"

FYI -- you can probably expect MORE trash talk from Lachey this season, his Bengals are 7-5 and are tied with Pittsburgh in the race for the 2nd Wild Card playoff spot in the AFC.

Well done Nick!

True, Billy, hadn't thought of that.