New York Jets 24, Cincinnati Bengals 14
The Bengals’ season ended with the big thud in the Jungle earlier today. The Bengals just got too far behind to keep running the ball which they were doing very well which took them out of any kind of rhythm they had on offense. Carson Palmer couldn’t get anything going throwing the ball as he completed 18 of 36 passes for 146 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT. Cedric Benson had one of the best games of his career against the Jets’ solid D with 21 carries for 169 yards (8.0 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 3 passes for 12 yards (4.0 avg). Laveranues Coles led the way in the passing game for the Bengals today with 6 grabs for 48 yards (8.0 avg) with a TD grab but he also lost a fumble early in the game in the red zone which the Jets recovered. Chad Ocho Cinco was pretty much taken out of the game by Jets’ CB Darrelle Revis as he only caught 2 passes for 28 yards (14.0 avg) today. The Bengals finished up with 281 total yards on offense (171 rushing, 110 passing) in this game as they had the ball for 26:58.
The Bengals’ D got pushed around by the Jets’ O-Line and shredded by rookie QB Mark Sanchez. Safety Chinedum Ndukwe led the way for the Bengals on D today with 10 tackles and 2 tackles for a loss. Linebacker Dhani Jones pitched in with 7 tackles. The Jets finished up with 353 total yards in this game (171 rushing, 182 passing) in this game. The Bengals were also really hurt by kicker Shayne Graham who missed field goals from 35 and 28 yards today. This loss really hurts but the Bengals still had a pretty good season as they did win the AFC North.
