At the two-minute warning the Bengals had 419 yards, nearly doubling up the Giants.
And by the time there were five minutes left in the third quarter, the Bengals had 14 plays of at least 10 yards to six for the Giants. At that point, working with a mix of second- and third-teamers, Bengals rookie linebacker P.J. Dawson made his debut with a stop of running back Kenneth Harper that fueled the Cincinnati defense’s fifth three-and-out of the night.
The first-team defense put New York through two three-and-outs and quarterback Andy Dalton took a seat when he hit all three of his passes for 31 yards in a microwave-quick 52-yard touchdown drive that never reached third down.