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John Ross' big play the perfect script for Bengals

Bengals beat writer Paul Dehner Jr. and staff photographer Kareem Elgazzar break down the 26-13 win against the Buffalo Bills. Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com

ORCHARD PARK, New York – John Ross knew what was coming. Andy Dalton knew what was coming. Everybody on the Bengals sideline knew what was coming.

A.J. Green even cut his route off short so he could watch

The script for the week was to open the third preseason game with a deep ball to down the sideline to Ross on a stutter-and-go and enjoy the rest.

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What happened next couldn’t have been scripted any better.