Matchup of the Game: Bengals unveil V-Neck look with Vontaze, Vigil
Vigil, the second-year kid, is coming off his break-out game with his speedy tackling and cover skills. Burfict, suddenly a six-year vet and one of the top players in the game, is just coming back with his razor instincts and explosive play after making his season debut last week. Bengals linebackers coach Jim Haslett has seen them play just about 50 snaps together, all of them last week in Cleveland, and already he thinks it’s a tandem to be reckoned with around the NFL.
TDBH: Bengals catch “White Shoes,” Oilers to go to 3-0
Here’s what the Bengals stuff into the fourth quarter of today’s thriller in the Astrodome to overcome a 17-7 deficit and post a 21-19 division win on the road that stands as one of the most memorable in their history: two touchdown passes from NFL passing leader Ken Anderson, a goal-line stand, former college basketball star Ken Johnson’s forced fumble of Oilers quarterback Dan Pastorini and the recovery by linebacker Al Beauchamp, cornerback Ken Riley’s 24th career interception, and Dave Green’s 41-yard punt with two minutes left that goes out of bounds at the Oilers 5 to finally handcuff the incredible Billy “White Shoes,” Johnson.