The Cincinnati Bengals have suffered a number of crushing losses this season, but eventually something came their way to capitalize on a 23-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on “Monday Night Football.”
The Bengals snapped a three-game losing streak and moved to 5-8 on the season. In the meantime, the Cowboys‘two-game win streak comes to a halt and they too are 5-8 on the year.
At the two-minute warning, the Bengals found themselves in their own zone after a potential game-winning drive went wrong. Facing fourth-and-27, they had no choice but to punt, and things got much worse when Cal Adomitis blocked the punt, which should have given the Cowboys perfect field position to take the lead late in the game.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass against the Dallas Cowboys in the first quarter at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory credit: (Tim Heitman-Imagn images)
Then came that big break with the Bengals for Zac Taylor’s team.
Amani Oruwariye thought it was smart to try and recover the bouncing ball as it made its way up the pitch, but he failed to play it cleanly.
Since the ball hit Oruwariye, the Bengals were able to recover and regain possession, and that’s exactly what happened when Maema Njongmeta fell on the ball at the Cincinnati 43-yard line to give Joe Burrow and company another chance to take the lead to take.
Just three plays later, Found hollow The reliable, Ja’Marr Chase, on a short pass that took a Cowboys cornerback miss and was off to the races for a 40-yard touchdown to make it 27-20 after the extra point.
That marked another highlight for Chase, who finished the game with 177 yards on 14 catches with two touchdowns, including the first for the Bengals of the night.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) scores a touchdown over the Cincinnati Bengals in the first quarter during Monday Night Football at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Monday, December 9, 2024. (PROPOSE)
Cooper Rush and the Cowboys had enough time to get to the field for a possible tie. But on fourth-and-7 near midfield, Rush overshot Jake Ferguson and the ball hit the turf, sealing Dallas’ fate as a loss.
CeeDee Lamb, who scored the game’s first touchdown and had 93 yards on six catches, jumped up and down as he was wide open in the middle of the field. Rush didn’t see him, and thus the result.
Burrow’s night was another spectacular one, as he went 33-for-44 for 369 yards with three touchdowns – the other a catch-and-run by running back Chase Brown in the first half – as well as an interception.
For the Cowboys, a positive trend continued for Rico Dowdle despite the loss, as the young running back rushed for a game-high 131 yards on just 18 carries. Since taking over the lead role in the backfield, Dowdle hasn’t turned him on until late in the season.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (1) and wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) celebrate Chase’s first-quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during Monday Night Football at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Monday, December 9, 2024. (PROPOSE)
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Both teams may not be in playoff position with four games remaining, but a primetime thriller was seen at AT&T Stadium as the Bengals finally tasted victory again.
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