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Rookie Sam Hubbard was disappointed as Ryan Tannehill slipped past him Geno Atkins Jersey , avoiding a sack. A moment later, the football slipped out of the quarterback's grasp and flew right to Hubbard, who was as surprised as anyone to have it in his hands."All I had to do was run straight," Hubbard said.Straight into the end zone he went on a 19-yard fumble return , yet another wacky play that completed Cincinnati's indescribable comeback. The Bengals scored 27 straight points and rallied for a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday that extended their best start since 2015 — the last time they made the postseason.This one is looking a little more like a playoff team each week."The vibe over here is crazy," running back Joe Mixon said.The Bengals (4-1) appeared headed for a desultory home-field loss as the Dolphins (3-2) — playing with depleted lines — rolled ahead 17-0 with the help of Jakeem Grant's 70-yard punt return for a touchdown. The Bengals' defensive line pulled it out with two wacky plays.Tannehill tried to avoid a sack by throwing the ball at his tight end's feet. Instead, it slipped from his hand and caromed off Durham Smythe's helmet Womens Andy Dalton Jersey , flying directly to Michael Johnson. He ran 22 yards untouched for his first NFL touchdown.The defense closed it out when Carlos Dunlap hit a scrambling Tannehill and the ball flew directly to Hubbard for his quick jaunt to the end zone and a 27-17 lead with 2:37 to go.The Dolphins were dazed."I didn't know what happened," said Tannehill, who had three turnovers. "I heard the crowd cheer and (saw) everyone run away from me, so I knew something bad happened."The win left Cincinnati alone atop the AFC North heading into a rivalry game next Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have won six straight and 14 of 17 in their series. The Dolphins have to recover from a 38-7 drubbing by New England and their meltdown against the Bengals, with Bears up next.Some takeaways from Paul Brown Stadium:DEFENSE MAKES THE DIFFERENCECincinnati's young defense has given up a lot of yards but made decisive fourth-quarter plays in three of their wins. Safety Clayton Fejedelem returned a fumble for a touchdown to beat Indianapolis, and the Bengals forced a fumble by Joe Flacco that set up their win over the Ravens. On Sunday Womens A.J. Green Jersey , they had the two decisive touchdowns."Look at the plays these guys made down the stretch today, and they're rookies," coach Marvin Lewis said.MIXON'S MARKThe Bengals got a break with Mixon, who missed only two games after having a piece of torn cartilage removed from his right knee. With their other veteran running back — Giovani Bernard — sidelined with a knee injury, they leaned heavily on Mixon and he came through. Mixon ran 22 times for 93 yards and had three catches, including an 18-yard touchdown.LONG TIMEThe Bengals hadn't been shut out in an opening half and rallied to win since 2004, when they trailed Miami 3-0 at halftime and pulled it out 16-13. It was only the fourth time in franchise history that they scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and won — they also did it in 1972 http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-jessie-bates-iii-jersey , 1978 and 2004.RARE COMPANYGrant's 70-yard punt return made him the first Dolphin to score on a reception, a kickoff return and a punt return in the same season. He had a 102-yard kickoff return against Tennessee in the season opener. Grant joins Dante Hall (2003) as the only NFL players with a 100-yard kickoff return, a 70-yard punt return and a 50-yard TD catch in the same season. The last NFL player with a touchdown of all three varieties was the Chiefs' Tyreek Hill in 2016.DEPLETED DOLPHINS' LINEMiami already was missing two starters on the offensive line when left tackle Laremy Tunsil got a concussion early in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins struggled to protect Tannehill the rest of the way, contributing to the Bengals' surge."Our left tackle wasn't in," coach Adam Gase said. "That kind of can do some damage. And when you get behind, it causes problems."Bengals vs. Steelers: Madden simulation predicts a Cincinnati victory There have been times in the past couple of years where both the Bengals and Steelers had high-powered offenses all year and then struggled to score on each other. It’s still yet to be seen whether or not that is how the game will work out on Sunday. The thing that I want most of all in this game, other than a Bengals win of course Giovani Bernard Jersey White , is for both teams to play clean and come away with no injuries or as few as possible.So, how does Madden predict this game will play out? Let’s take to our Week 6 Bengals vs. Steelers game simulation to find out.The Bengals start off with the ball and get a good drive going, but they end up stalling out around the fifty. Then the Steelers and the Bengals each alternate going three and out until the Bengals get the ball back with around two minutes left in the first. They drive down the field and score a touchdown on a screen pass to Giovani Bernard. The Bengals take the lead 7-0.Giovani Bernard screen touchdownThe Steelers get the ball and slowly start marching down the field grinding away at the Bengals. When they get inside the 30 yard line their drive ends up stalling and they have to take the field goal. Making the score 7-3.Steelers field goalThe Bengals then get the ball and immediately go three and out giving the Steelers the ball back. The Steelers drive down the field and score on a pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster. After making the extra point the Steelers have the lead 10-7.JuJu Smith-Schuster touchdownThe Steelers get the ball after half, but quickly go three and out giving the Bengals the ball back. The Bengals march down the field successfully until a sack slows their progress inside the 30-yard line and they are forced to take the field goal. Randy Bullock drains the kick tying the game up at 10-10.Randy Bullock tying field goalAfter this both teams fail to get much going until the final three minutes when the Bengals get the ball and hit on a deep shot to Tyler Boyd.The Steelers hold them from getting another first down and the Bengals are forced to take the lead with a field goal giving the Steelers the ball back with a minute left and a 13-10 lead.Randy Bullock field goal for the leadThe Steelers get down the field and manage to spike the ball with sixteen seconds left on the 39 yard line. Instead of risking not being able to get out of bounds the Steelers try the kick and it ends up short. The Bengals get the ball back and simply kneel out the hard fought 13-10 win.Bengals vs Steelers final scoreBengals 2018 Madden prediction record: 2-3Final score and stats
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