Cincinnati 34, Green Bay 30
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 22, 2013
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
63°
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
64633
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Bengals 34, Packers 30: Terence Newman returned a fumble 58 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter as Cincinnati scored the final 20 points to rally past visiting Green Bay.
The Bengals took a 14-0 lead on short scoring runs by Giovani Bernard and BenJarvus Green-Ellis. But Cincinnati (2-1) didn't score again until Andy Dalton threw touchdown passes of 20 yards to A.J. Green and 11 yards to Marvin Jones in the second half, trimming a 16-point deficit to 30-27 with 10:55 to play.
A week after throwing for a career-high 480 yards, a frustrated Aaron Rodgers struggled mightily. Rodgers finished with 244 yards, including a 7-yard TD pass to James Jones.
Rookie Johnathan Franklin took over for the injured James Starks and rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown for the Packers (1-2), but Franklin also committed the crucial fumble while trying to dive for a first down on a fourth-and-1 play. Cincinnati's Reggie Nelson recovered the ball and ran for six yards before coughing it up, but Newman scooped it up and returned it for the winning score in the turnover-filled contest.
Cincinnati halted the Packers' final drive by knocking down Rodgers' final two pass attempts. Green Bay's Jordy Nelson finished with eight catches for 93 yards.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Green Bay lost TE Jermichael Finley to a concussion in the first quarter. Finley was hit in the head by George Iloka's shoulder while trying to make a catch. ... Rodgers got into a shouting match with head coach Mike McCarthy in the second quarter. ... With Cincinnati railing 30-21 late in the third quarter, K Mike Nugent missed a 52-yard field-goal attempt.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Green Bay |
|
Cincinnati |
Jordy Nelson
| Player |
Mohamed Sanu
|
8 |
Receptions |
4 |
93 |
Yards |
68 |
11.6 |
Avg Yards |
17.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
30 |
Long |
32 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Green Bay
|
399 |
182 |
217 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4.0 |
5 |
Cincinnati
|
297 |
82 |
215 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Cincinnati will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Bengals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Green Bay will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Packers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.