AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Top 14 Plays in Bengals History (Not my list, but hard to argue....) 14) Giovani Bernard’s Touchdown run against Miami in 2013 Giovani Bernard is one the most elusive running backs in team history. He showed it in this 35-yard TD run against Miami in primetime. It was almost like a whole drive compressed into twenty seconds. Dolphins Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes made two missed tackles. Bernard logged almost 140 yards total on the windy road to pay dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 13) Andy Dalton Heaves Last-Second Hail Mary To A.J. Green, Bengals tie Ravens 2013! Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton throws up a bomb as time runs out, which is deflected into the hands of WR A.J. Green for a miraculous Hail Mary TD to force overtime in 2013. The Bengals had trailed 17-0 at halftime but tied the game with this miraculous hail mary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 12) A.J. Green’s go-ahead Touchdown against the Stealers in the 2015 AFC Wildcard The 2015 season was promising, but Andy Dalton broke his thumb in December against the Stealers. A.J. McCarron was the Quarterback for the final month and led the Bengals into the playoffs against the hated Pittsburgh Stealers; the Stealers are hated because their fan base is and team is as dirty as a team can get. The Bengals were down 15-0 in the fourth quarter and then mounted a frantic comeback. McCarron found Green open wide for a touchdown in the most significant throw of his professional career. This score gave the Bengals a lead of 17-15 in the fourth quarter with under two minutes left. Let’s pretend that the game was over at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 11) Anthony Munoz game-tying touchdown catch vs the Original Browns in 1984 The Greatest Bengal of all, Anthony Munoz caught a game-tying touchdown pass with time running out in 1984 against the Original Cleveland Browns. The Bengals trailed with 5 minutes left, 17-7; a Jim Breech FG put them down by seven points and with time running out, Munoz caught his first-ever touchdown pass, and the Bengals would win in overtime on a Jim Breech Field Goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 10) Jerome Simpson front flip Touchdown, 2011 vs Cardinals Simpson played his first four NFL seasons for the Bengals. While he will not be remembered as a great player, he did make one of the greatest plays in Bengals’ history. In Week 16, 2011, Cincinnati held a lead of 23-0 over Arizona with “The Flip”. A standing front flip is not something that many can do, and even fewer can go over Daryl Washington to score a touchdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 9) Corey Dillon breaks single-game rushing record Corey Dillon was one the most controversial players in Bengals history. However, he rallied the entire fanbase on October 22, 2000. Cincinnati started with a 0-6 record. In their new stadium, they were winless. Dillon broke the NFL single-game record for rushing yards at 278 yards. Dillon’s 41-yard sprint down the sideline secured the victory and the record for the most yards gamed in a single game. Dillon broke Walter Payton’s 1977 record of 275 yards. Jamal Lewis from Baltimore would eventually surpass it with his 295-yard day in 2003. But Dillon and the Bengals stunned the football world when they defeated the Broncos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 8 ) Ken Riley Pick Six to beats the Original Browns in 1983 Ken Riley, the ultimate ballhawk for fifteen years, was still a force in his final season. He is the fifth-most prolific NFL interceptor with 65. This 1983 victory against the Original Browns was one of his most important. Late in the fourth quarter, tied 21-21, Riley intercepted Brian Sipe to take it to the house in a 28-21 Bengals win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 7) 1977 Anderson to McInally to beat the Stealers The Bengals had a habit of losing to the Stealers at the end of the season or even early in the season and missing the playoffs. The Bengals and Stealers battled on a frozen Riverfront Stadium field in a battle for first place in the AFC Central with just one game remaining after this. Lemar Parrish intercepted Terry Bradshaw and turned it into a pick-six in the first half as the Bengals trailed 10-7 at halftime. Ken Anderson would then go on to through for 200 yards in the second half against the Steel Curtain and, with time running out, hit Pat McInally on a deep bomb that gave the Bengals a 17-10 win over the Stealers. The Bengals, of course, still lost the division by losing to the Oilers the next week, 21-17. Go to the 13 minute mark of the video below to see the play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 6) Chip Lohmiller missed a 29-yard game-winning field goal in 1988 This play was huge for many reasons; the Bengals needed a win to clinch the AFC Central. A loss here would have placed the 1988 AFC Championship in Buffalo. The Redskins had a dreadful season after winning the Super Bowl the previous season but had a 29-yard FG to win the game and kill the Bengals shot at a divisional title and home-field advantage in the playoffs. Lohmiller had never missed a field goal of fewer than 30 yards in his career, but he smacked this one wide right off the upright, and the Bengals won in overtime. To make it even better, the Colts upset the Bills the next day, giving the Bengals a home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 5) Germaine Pratt’s interception to beat the Raiders in 2021 This was huge because it sealed the Bengals first playoff win since January 1991. The curse was broken on a fourth down play as the Raiders were close to tying the game and sending it to overtime; the curse had finally been broken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 4) The Hubbard Yard Dash The Ravens were on the doorstep of taking a touchdown lead as they sat at the one-yard line. The Ravens defense was dominant, and this looked like many games we had seen in our history! Luckily for the Bengals, we no longer live in the past, we live in the present, and the Bengals’ luck has finally turned. Tyler Huntley goes over the top, Germaine Pratt bats it out of his hands to Sam Hubbard, who takes it 98 yards, and the Hubbard Yard Dash is born. d D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 3) Evan McPherson’s 52-yard field goal to beat the Titans in Divisional playoff 2021 Money Mac made believers of us all with this 52-yard field goal to advance the Bengals to the AFC Championship game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 2) Stanford Jennings 93-yard Kickoff Return in Super Bowl XXIII The Bengals led 13-6 at the end of the third quarter thanks to Jennings’ 93-yard touchdown return in Super Bowl XXIII. Joe Montana was able to find the end zone twice in the fourth quarter, but Cincinnati could not stop him. Since 1988, the Bengals had not been back to the Super Bowl. Jennings’ play was undoubtedly the greatest in team history.... until now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 1) The Money Shot: Evan McPherson’s Game-winning Field Goal to win the 2021 AFC Championship If Al Michaels was calling this game as the kick went through, he could have screamed that the impossible dream had come true! Nobody thought the Bengals had any chance to even get this far, but to beat the mighty Kansas City Chiefs? The National media gave them no chance. The Bengals trailed at one point 21-3 in this game and staged one of the most improbable comebacks in NFL history to advance to their third Super Bowl in team history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Honorable Mention: Andy Dalton hits Tyler Boyd to put Buffalo Into the Playoffs, 2017 The Bengals already eliminated from the playoffs wanted to spoil Baltimore's party - who needed a win to punch their ticket. 4th at 12 from midfield. No timeouts. Under a minute to play. And Dalton sticks a dagger in Art Modell's franchises heart, simultaneously sending Buffalo to their first playoff berth since the ice ages. Quoth the Raven, nevermore. Lol. From Baltimore: From Buffalo (at Miami): From NFL Films: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishBengalFan Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Honorable Mention: Role Reversal: Mohamed Sanu throws touchdown pass to Andy Dalton, 2014 I'm throwing this one in because I was at that game and am still amazed the pass wasn't picked off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 1 hour ago, AmishBengalFan said: 5) Germaine Pratt’s interception to beat the Raiders in 2021 This was huge because it sealed the Bengals first playoff win since January 1991. The curse was broken on a fourth down play as the Raiders were close to tying the game and sending it to overtime; the curse had finally been broken! I still get the feels on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 1 hour ago, AmishBengalFan said: 1) The Money Shot: Evan McPherson’s Game-winning Field Goal to win the 2021 AFC Championship If Al Michaels was calling this game as the kick went through, he could have screamed that the impossible dream had come true! Nobody thought the Bengals had any chance to even get this far, but to beat the mighty Kansas City Chiefs? The National media gave them no chance. The Bengals trailed at one point 21-3 in this game and staged one of the most improbable comebacks in NFL history to advance to their third Super Bowl in team history. And this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Nfl.com has a list too many of yours a couple not. https://www.nfl.com/videos/bengals-top-10-plays-of-all-time-nfl-throwback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HavePityPlease Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 Thanks for these, a couple of them reminded me of the negative memories: 1- Gio's amazing run - I still remember how coach Giggles' take on it after the game was how annoyed he was that Gio did the flip at the end. 2- AJ's TD against the Stealers in the 2015 wildcard - I had forgotten how staid/sullen the announcers were immediately after that, you'd think someone had died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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