Bengals safety Reggie Nelson’s NFL leading sixth interception in the last minute inside the Rams 10 preserved the Bengals’ 17-7 half-time lead over the Rams Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.
Safety George Iloka, defending Rams tight end Jared Cook, deflected the ball in the air and Nelson dove to pluck it off the turf for his 21st pick as a Bengal, tying him with Tory James for sixth on the Bengals’ all-time list.
It looked the Bengals had ended the drive two minutes earlier, but left end Carlos Dunlap’s sack of Rams quarterback Nick Foles was wiped out by cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick’s hold on Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin.