Bengals surge past Vikings into NFL Playoffs
By Jason Marcum
Here’s a recap of some of the other events that occurred in the game:
Andre Smith sprains ankle and is immediately declared out but should be good to go next week.
Giovani Bernard makes Vikings defenders look ridiculous.
A.J. Green and Vinnie Rey score TDs
George Iloka interception off crazy defelction
According to the Elias Sports, the Bengals became the third team in NFL history to score 40-plus points in four-straight home games within a single season (1952 Lions, 2000 Rams).
The 42-14 win gives the Bengals 10 for the season, which is the first time they’ve had consecutive seasons with 10 or more wins or more since 1975-76.
And here’s the final box score:
MIN
CIN
1st Downs
10
24
Passing 1st downs
4
20
Rushing 1st downs
5
4
1st downs from Penalties
1
0
3rd down efficiency
0-9
8-14
4th down efficiency
0-2
1-2
Total Plays
48
77
Total Yards
209
429
Yards per play
4.4
5.6
Total Drives
13
13
Passing
94
348
Comp – Att
13-27
27-38
Yards per pass
3.5
9.2
Interceptions thrown
3
0
Sacks – Yards Lost
4-20
2-18
Rushing
115
81
Rushing Attempts
17
37
Yards per rush
6.8
2.2
Red Zone (Made-Att)
0-0
4-4
Penalties
5-40
6-55
Turnovers
4
1
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions thrown
3
0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs
0
1
Possession
20:28
39:32
Minnesota Passing
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
M. Cassel
13/27
114
4.2
1
3
4-20
32.6
Team
13/27
94
3.5
1
3
4-20
—
Cincinnati Passing
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
A. Dalton
27/38
366
9.6
4
0
2-18
136.5
Team
27/38
348
9.2
4
0
2-18
—
Minnesota Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
C. Patterson
3
54
18.0
1
35
A. Peterson
11
45
4.1
0
11
M. Cassel
3
16
5.3
0
13
Team
17
115
6.8
1
35
Cincinnati Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
B. Green-Ellis
12
24
2.0
1
8
G. Bernard
13
20
1.5
0
4
M. Sanu
3
12
4.0
0
9
A. Dalton
1
10
10.0
0
10
C. Peerman
2
6
3.0
0
4
M. Jones
2
6
3.0
0
5
J. Johnson
4
3
0.8
0
3
Team
37
81
2.2
1
10
Minnesota Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGTS
J. Wright
1
36
36.0
1
36
2
G. Jennings
4
27
6.8
0
14
6
R. Ellison
2
22
11.0
0
17
3
J. Banyard
1
11
11.0
0
11
1
C. Patterson
3
8
2.7
0
11
7
J. Simpson
1
8
8.0
0
8
5
A. Peterson
1
2
2.0
0
2
1
C. Ford
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
Team
13
114
8.8
1
36
27
Cincinnati Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGTS
A. Green
7
97
13.9
2
29
12
M. Jones
6
85
14.2
0
21
7
J. Gresham
3
49
16.3
1
22
3
G. Bernard
2
47
23.5
0
41
4
A. Hawkins
3
37
12.3
0
34
3
M. Sanu
4
35
8.8
1
13
6
B. Green-Ellis
1
10
10.0
0
10
2
T. Eifert
1
6
6.0
0
6
1
Team
27
366
13.6
4
41
38
Minnesota Fumbles
FUM
LOST
REC
M. Cassel
1
1
0
J. Sanford
0
0
1
Team
1
1
1
Cincinnati Fumbles
FUM
LOST
REC
J. Gresham
1
1
0
C. Dunlap
0
0
1
Team
1
1
1
Minnesota Interceptions
INT
YDS
TD
Team
0
0
0
Cincinnati Interceptions
INT
YDS
TD
V. Rey
1
25
1
R. Maualuga
1
14
0
G. Iloka
1
-1
0
Team
3
38
1
Minnesota Defensive
TACKLES
MISC
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
E. Henderson
12
7
0
1
0
0
0
C. Greenway
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
M. Sherels
7
5
0
0
2
0
0
H. Smith
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
M. Mitchell
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
E. Griffen
5
4
1.5
2
0
2
0
C. Cook
5
4
0
0
1
0
0
J. Sanford
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
J. Allen
4
1
.5
0
0
1
0
A. Sendejo
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
B. Robison
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
S. Floyd
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
R. Blanton
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
S. Prater
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
L. Guion
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
C. Ford
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
G. Hodges
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
T. Gerhart
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
J. Banyard
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
K. Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team
80
45
2
4
4
3
0
Cincinnati Defensive
TACKLES
MISC
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
V. Burfict
6
5
2
1
0
2
0
R. Nelson
5
4
0
0
1
0
0
D. Peko
5
2
.5
0
0
1
0
C. Dunlap
5
1
.5
0
1
2
0
A. Jones
4
3
0
0
2
0
0
C. Crocker
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
R. Maualuga
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
D. Kirkpatrick
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
M. Nugent
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
O. Charles
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
G. Iloka
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
V. Rey
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
B. Ghee
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
M. Sanu
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
M. Hunt
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
C. Peerman
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
A. Smith
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
M. Boley
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
M. Johnson
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
B. Thompson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
W. Gilberry
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Team
49
32
4
3
10
6
1
Minnesota Kick Returns
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
C. Patterson
4
143
35.8
48
0
J. Felton
1
9
9.0
9
0
M. Mitchell
1
6
6.0
6
0
Team
6
158
26.3
48
0
Cincinnati Kick Returns
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
B. Tate
1
3
3.0
3
0
Team
1
3
3.0
3
0
Minnesota Punt Returns
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
M. Sherels
1
22
22.0
22
0
Team
1
22
22.0
22
0
Cincinnati Punt Returns
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
B. Tate
2
27
13.5
21
0
Team
2
27
13.5
21
0
Minnesota Kicking
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
B. Walsh
0/0
0.0
—
2/2
2
Team
0/0
0.0
—
2/2
2
Cincinnati Kicking
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
M. Nugent
0/0
0.0
—
6/6
6
Team
0/0
0.0
—
6/6
6
Minnesota Punting
TOT
YDS
AVG
TB
-20
LG
J. Locke
5
197
39.4
0
2
55
Team
5
197
39.4
0
2
55
Cincinnati Punting
TOT
YDS
AVG
TB
-20
LG
S. Powell
4
160
40.0
0
1
52
Team
4
160
40.0
0
1
52
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