Go crazy, Cincinnati.
The Bengals played a superb game at home against the 4-0 Patriots, holding Tom Brady to an 18-38 performance. BenJarvus Green-Ellis put Cincy up by 10 on a rushing TD with less than 10 to play.
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But when the Pats cut it to 13-6 in the waning minutes and tried to drive for another score, the Bengals defense stepped up big — with this Terence Newman pass deflection, for example.
They should teach this in football textbooks.
You know, the football textbooks that everyone in America gets in third grade.
Conversely, Patriots receivers couldn't pull in anything in the end zone.
