The ghost of Leon Lett confirmed up at AT&T Stadium nearly 31 years to the day after the Cowboys defensive lineman’s blunder on a blocked Dolphins area aim try within the waning seconds that price Dallas the sport.
On Monday evening, Cowboys linebacker Nick Vigil blocked Ryan Rehkow’s punt on the play after the two-minute warning in a tie recreation. Cowboys cornerback Amani Oruwariye tried to select up the ball and run with it and as an alternative Maema Njongmeta recovered for the Bengals on the Cincinnati 43.
The Cowboys would have had the ball in area aim vary for a Brandon Aubrey go-ahead kick. The Bengals as an alternative received one other likelihood and three performs later have been in the long run zone on a 40-yard catch-and-run by Ja’Marr Chase.
The Bengals escaped with a 27-20 victory, and each groups now are 5-8.
The Bengals received the ball again with 5:31 left and have been transferring after getting a 19-yard cross interference penalty on Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis, who was attempting to cowl Chase. But back-to-back holding penalties on broad receiver Andrei Iosivas and left guard Cody Ford left them with a second-and-26, and Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau sacked Burrow for a 8-yard loss on third-and-19.
But Oruwariye’s miscue gave the Bengals one other alternative, they usually capitalized.
The Bengals outgained the Cowboys 433 to 322, with Burrow going 33-of-44 for 369 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Chase caught 14 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns, and Chase Brown ran for 58 yards on 14 carries and caught six passes for 65 yards and a landing.
Cooper Rush was 16-of-31 for 183 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Cowboys, and Rico Dowdle ran for 131 yards on 18 carries. CeeDee Lamb caught six passes for 93 yards and a landing.
