The Cincinnati Bengals saved their slim playoff hopes alive, leaving Nashville with a 37-27 win over the Tennessee Titans.
It was a terrific day for some and a tricky day for others. Let’s have a look at the winners and losers from at the moment’s contest:
Winners
Trey Hendrickson
The NFL’s sack chief had one other excellent day vs. Tennessee. Spending many of the day lined up throughout from rookie left deal with J.C. Latham, Hendrickson completed the day with a strip-sack, two tackles and was giving Latham suits all recreation. Aside from the sack, he drew a few false begin penalties of Latham as effectively.
Tee Higgins
Higgins all the time appears to play effectively when he returns to his house state of Tennessee, and the identical was true at the moment. Late within the 2nd quarter, Higgins leaped into the air to haul in a 38-yard landing cross, showcasing precisely what he brings to this Bengals offense. Higgins completed with 5 receptions for 88 yards and the landing.
Cam Taylor-Britt
Taylor-Britt has bounced again properly after some struggles within the first half of the season, and Sunday, he hauled in his second interception within the final three video games late within the second quarter to set the Bengals up in scoring place earlier than halftime. He seems to be trending again upward after being benched in November. Taylor-Britt completed with 4 tackles (4 solo) and the interception.
Mike Hilton
Hilton simply appears to have huge video games in opposition to the Titans. Seemingly all day lengthy, Hilton discovered himself making tackles within the Titan backfield, after which he hauled in a diving interception off of a Josh Newton deflection. Hilton completed with six tackles (5 solo), three tackles for loss, a cross defensed, and an interception.
Geno Stone
Don’t look now, however Geno Stone has interceptions in back-to-back video games. With 7:24 left within the third quarter, Stone not solely picked a cross off however ran all of it the way in which again for a landing. Stone is slowly however certainly wanting just like the participant the Bengals signed him to be and possibly securing his roster spot for 2025.
Josh Newton
Newton hauled in his first profession interception Sunday when he snatched a cross out of the air with 13:05 left within the fourth quarter. The rookie fifth-rounder has had his share of ups and downs since being compelled right into a beginning position however lastly acquired his elusive first decide at the moment. Newton completed with 4 tackles (4 solo), two passes defensed, and an interception.
Losers
Devin Cochran
Cochran was compelled into beginning motion with Orlando Brown Jr., who was out with a fibula damage, and backup Cody Ford, who was out with an sickness. Cochran was tasked with lining up in opposition to Arden Key for many of the day, and Key acquired the higher of the matchup. Cochran drew some false begin penalties and allowed stress to get to Joe Burrow greater than any Bengal fan likes to see.
Cordell Volson
Volson’s struggles continued Sunday. On the Burrow to Higgins landing cross, Volson’s man barreled into Burrow, knocking him to the bottom. Later within the recreation, Volson allowed a stress that compelled Burrow to throw the ball away, forcing the Bengals to accept a area aim earlier than the half. He’s simply not chopping it.
Alex Cappa
A tricky day for each guards, because the Bengals proceed to really feel stress from the inside of the offensive line. Cappa was getting pushed again greater than you’d prefer to see and permitting defenders to break down the pocket round Burrow. To add insult to damage, Cappa was the sufferer of a vicious stiff arm from T’Vondre Sweat as he was returning a fumble.
Jordan Battle
Battle actually performed a superb recreation however made an important mistake as he was working a recovered fumble again to the aim line. Just a step exterior of the top zone, Battle misplaced management of the ball, resulting in a fumble out of the again of the top zone that gave Tennessee the ball again. That play may have put the sport out of attain a lot earlier.
