Mixon, Bengals grind for win
Now, everyone was praising everyone else for changing the momentum in one of the biggest road comebacks in the Green-Dalton Era. It certainly had to be the most gutty and resourceful, given they survived an ejection, and two turnovers by their stars in a brutal first quarter, overcame a 13-point deficit with 20 minutes left to win by 11 and watched two backups (safety Clayton Fejedelem and middle linebacker Hardy Nickerson) team up for the winning play.
Quick hits: Fej scoops and scores; Dalton toughs it out; Revenge of Carlos
So naturally the Bengals’ wild 34-23 Opening Day victory over the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium came courtesy of safety Clayton Fejedelem’s 83-yard scoop-and-score of Colts tight end Jack Doyle’s fumble to interrupt Andrew Luck’s comeback comeback with 24 seconds left.