Dec 13, 2012; Philadelphia, PA, USA; General view of the helmets of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles on the NFL network set before the game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports
The Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) are in Philadelphia tonight to face-off against the Eagles (4-9) as they look to keep their postseason hopes alive while keeping place with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cincinnati is currently tied with the Steelers at 7-6 for the final wild card spot. Both clubs have a one-game lead over the 6-7 Jets, making tonight’s game a must-win. Thank you for joining us for another edition of the Stripe Hype live blog.
And that’s a wrap. Bengals win 8th game by 34-13 score. Thank you for joining us during this roller coaster of a game. Have a safe and blessed night everyone.
Bengals chew up a lot of clock, go for it on 4th and 5 from PHI 6. Pass is incomplete, 4:03 left with Bengals up 34-13
Bengals score 24 points in 3:39 span bridging 3rd and 4th quarters
BJGE’s fourth 100-yard game and Green’s first TD after three-game drought puts Bengals up 34-13
Eagles with another turnover on the kickoff. Bengals recover at PHI 33
Josh Brown FG increases Bengals lead to 27-13
Then Crocker picks up a fumble forced by Nelson and returns it to PHI 12
The Gilberry TD was the bengals first defensive TD since Reggie Nelson’s 75-yard INT return at Seattle in Week 7 last year
Gilberry scoops up the fumble forced by Pat Sims and goes in for the score. Play under review
Dalton runs it in after pocket breaks down. Bengals back up 17-13
Dalton scrambles to the Eagles 6. First and goal
Bengals have it 1st-and-10 at PHI 30
Leon Hall makes a big play for the Bengals D, picks off Foles and returns it 40 yards to PHI 40. Ellis rumbles for 17
Bengals last six drives — 3 three and outs, 2 turnovers, 1 kneel down
Bengals force Eagles into 3rd-and-16 at 50. Need this badly….
Bengals open half with….3 and out
Bengals with a huge stand on 3rd-and-goal to force FG. Eagles lead 13-10 going into half likely.
Bengals with six penalties so far. Their season high is 8
Make that 12
Were looking good until that holding call on Andre Smith. Dalton stripped again. Eagles get ball at CIN 15
Bengals get big 3-and-out. Need to at least eat some clock and head to locker room
And Dalton is sacked by Trent Cole.
Green 12 yard pass has it out to CIN 22. Huge 3rd-and-8 here…
Holding call on 1st-down has it 1st-and-20 at CIN 10. Bengals in complete meltdown mode right now. Gotta snap out of it
Bengals stop Eagles on 3rd-and-goal after Clay Harbor drops TD pass. Alex Henry FG ties it at 10
Jones called for unnecessary roughness after a head butt to Cooper, Two bad penalties on this drive
Then hits Cooper for an 11-yard touchdown. Cuts Cincy lead to 10-7
Foles pump fakes the stop-and-go beautifully and hits a wide-open Maclin down to CIN 11
Dalton has missed last 5 passes as Bengals go 3-and-out
Bengals facing a 3rd-and-6
Atkins forcing runs to the outside beautifully. Has Eagles in another 3rd-and-9 when 2nd QTR begins.
Bengals force Eagles into 3rd-and-9, but another long completion to Avant nets 18
Bengals reporting Chris Pressley out of game
Punt goes down to PHI 20 after touchback
Dalton nearly throws a pick to Demeco Ryans. Cullen Jenkins beat Kevin Zeitler up the middle to pressure Dalton
Beautiful WR Reverse to Marvin Jones nets 12. Highlight block was pull block by Orson Charles
Cook in game for Bengals after Robinson took first two series
Over the past 5 games or so all of BJGE’s long runs have come off the right side and with Pressley lead blocking.
Pressley down on the field after Ellis run.
Bengals get stop after Pacman breaks up a slant to Riley cooper, get ball at own 13
Foles hits Avant for 26 out to CIN-49
Bengals get two stuffs on running plays. Big 3rd-and-5 coming….
Bengals cant capitalize and settle for FG, lead 10-0
Bengals force a 3-and-out after Hall defends a deep pass to Harber. Eagles botch punt after Dan Herron forces blocker into punter, then picks up the ball and returns it too PHI-10
Ellis goes in on 4th-and-goal for TD
Ellis 20-yard run an Green 10-yard catch has ball at PHI-7
Dunlap on the strip
And then a strip of Maclin to give Bengals ball at PHI-40
First play a 9-yard pass to Riley cooper
Bengals D has allowed no TDs to TEs over the last 5 games. Eagles TE Brent Celek won’t play tonight.
Eagles win the toss and will receive
Bengals captains are Dalton, Maualuga, Geathers, Green-Ellis,and Vinnyy Rey
Kickoff just moments away.
Small crowd helps Bengals tonight RT: @ClarkJudgeCBS In Philly for Bengals-Eagles. Half-hour before game and not many in stands. Looks like crowd you’d see for preseason game.
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