Thursday, October 11, 2012

Dolphins Swim Past Bengals


Two blown leads, two overtime losses. The Miami Dolphins had become masters of last-minute misery in their past two games, finding creative ways to give 'em way. An easy interception let them finally finish one off. Reshad Jones picked off Andy Dalton's overthrown pass at midfield with 1:22 left on Sunday, preserving a 17-13 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals that ended back-to-back weeks of heartbreak for Miami. "We had two tough weeks leading up to this one," rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. "Guys really talked all week about how we've got to finish. We were two plays away from having a winning record." Miami (2-3) had led at halftime before losing to the New York Jets and Arizona in overtime. The last one really stung, Tannehill had a fumble that helped the Cardinals tie it, then an interception in overtime that set up a 24-21 defeat. The Bengals (3-2) had a chance to make them sweat another one out, but blew it. Mike Nugent missed a 42-yard field goal try with 3 minutes left, his first miss of the season. The Bengals never got anything going consistently on offense. Dalton was only 26 of 43 for 234 yards with 2 interceptions and 3 sacks against a defense that came in ranked No. 1 in the league against the run. Bengals running back Bernard Scott had a 29-yard run in the first quarter, the longest allowed by the Dolphins this season. He hurt his left knee in the first half and didn't return. Scott tore his ACL, and will be out the remainder of the season.

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