With its defense reinvigorated by the brief return of WILL linebacker Vontaze Burfict, the Bengals struggling offense and shaky quarterback Andy Dalton still fell behind the Lions at halftime, 7-6, in the Paul Brown Stadium season finale.
In what is reportedly Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis’ final home game, Burfict fittingly gave them a huge lift after missing the last two games with a concussion. But when he blitzed on third down and drilled Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford to force linebacker Vincent Rey’s interception at the Bengals 47 with 1:01 left in the half, he injured his right shoulder and was done again.