NFL Game Recap - NY Jets at Cincinnati
Sun Dec 1, 2019 1:00 PM EST

CHI
24
DET
20
F
BUF
26
DAL
15
F
NO
26
ATL
18
F
CLE
13
PIT
20
F
GB
31
NYG
13
F
PHI
31
MIA
37
F
TB
28
JAX
11
F
SF
17
BAL
20
F
TEN
31
IND
17
F
NYJ
6
CIN
22
F
WAS
29
CAR
21
F
LAR
34
ARI
7
F
LAC
20
DEN
23
F
OAK
9
KC
40
F
NE
22
HOU
28
F
MIN
30
SEA
37
F
DAL
24
CHI
31
F

Dec 1, 2019, 1:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

NY Jets (4-8)

3

3

0

0

6

Cincinnati (1-11)

7

10

5

0

22

Dalton returns and leads Bengals to 1st win, 22-6 over Jets
Sun Dec 1, 2019 6:05 PM

CINCINNATI (AP) Back from a three-week exile, Andy Dalton had more of a swagger in practice, as though he was out to prove something.

"He had a chip on his shoulder all week," running back Joe Mixon said.

Dalton returned from one of the lowest points of his nine-year career and got a long-awaited victory Sunday for the coach who benched him, throwing a touchdown pass during a 22-6 victory over the New York Jets.

The Bengals (1-11) ended the longest losing streak in their history and finally shed their distinction as the NFL's lone winless team. He got coach Zac Taylor his first win and set two franchise career passing records along the way.

The only thing he wouldn't do is gloat.

"This one's very satisfying, with everything I've gone through this year," Dalton said. "To be the record-breaker today, being the first one after not playing the last three weeks, this one means a lot."

Taylor benched Dalton after the eighth loss, deciding it was time to look toward next year and see if Ryan Finley fit in their plans. With the rookie struggling and the season careening toward 0-16, Taylor reversed course and went back to Dalton, who made the difference in front of the smallest crowd in Paul Brown Stadium's 20-year history.

"He did a great job pumping everybody up," said Tyler Boyd, who caught the touchdown pass. "He won the game for us."

Carlos Dunlap and Sam Hubbard dunked Taylor with ice water in the final seconds on a cold, gray, December day when he got the inaugural win, courtesy of the quarterback he'd benched. Dalton got a game ball as a thank you.

"For him to come back and lead us and get this win, it says a lot about his character," Taylor said.

Dalton also set a couple of franchise passing marks in front of 39,804 fans, the smallest home crowd since the final game of the 1995 season at Cinergy Field.

Dalton put Cincinnati ahead to stay with a 17-yard pass to Boyd that made him the Bengals' career leader in touchdown passes, moving ahead of Ken Anderson with 198. He also passed Anderson for the franchise's career completion mark. Dalton finished 22 of 37 for 243 yards with no interceptions and one sack.

Joe Mixon had a 5-yard touchdown run against the league's stingiest run defense as the Bengals put up their second-most points this season, trailing a 26-23 loss to Arizona.

Nothing good happened for the Jets (4-8), who had their three-game winning streak snapped and became the first team to lose to two teams that were 0-7 or worse in the same season. Miami was 0-7 when it beat the Jets on Nov. 3.

The Jets couldn't extend their high-scoring momentum behind Sam Darnold. An improving Bengals defense limited the Jets to their fewest points since a 33-0 loss to New England on Oct. 21.

New York had scored 34 points in each of its last three games, but was self-destructive Sunday. Left tackle Kelvin Beachum was called for holding in the end zone, resulting in a safety. The Jets were flagged 10 times for 106 yards overall.

Darnold was 28 of 48 for 239 yards with four sacks. New York also had a couple of long gains nullified by penalties.

"We couldn't really get a rhythm," Darnold said. "Whenever you have penalties, especially on big plays, it's hard."

This time, the defense added to the lead instead of giving it up, getting its first safety in three years. Dunlap had three of Cincinnati's four sacks.

"We just couldn't stay consistent on anything," coach Adam Gase said. "Every time we had something going, we'd shoot ourselves in the foot. I mean, we had eight penalties on offense alone."

INJURIES

Jets: S Jamal Adams was wearing a walking boot on his left foot after the game. He said he was injured on the first series, but played through it. He wasn't sure how long he might be sidelined. ... CB Brian Poole was evaluated for a concussion in the first quarter and returned. ... CB Arthur Maulet left in the third quarter with what Gase said was a calf injury.

Bengals: WR A.J. Green missed his 12th game recovering from ankle surgery. ... S Brandon Wilson hurt his right hand in the second half.

IN THE EXTREMES

After scoring 34 points in three straight games, the Jets were held to six or fewer for the fourth time this season. They've lost 23-3 to Cleveland, 31-6 to Philadelphia and 33-0 to the Patriots.

DARNOLD'S STRUGGLES

Darnold had a foot stepped on late in the game but said it wasn't an issue. Darnold's 48 passes were a season high. His 58 percent completion rate and 71.4 passer rating were his second-lowest, trailing the loss to New England.

UP NEXT

Jets: host the Dolphins. They lost at Miami 26-18 last month.

Bengals: play at Cleveland. The Browns swept the season series last year.

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Passing

NYJ Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat Sk
S. Darnold 48 28 58.3 0 239 20 0 71.4 4
CIN Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat Sk
A. Dalton 37 22 59.5 1 243 19 0 88.0 1

Rushing

NYJ Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
L. Bell 10 32 3.2 7 0
B. Powell 4 14 3.5 6 0
CIN Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Mixon 19 44 2.3 9 1
G. Bernard 1 4 4.0 4 0

Receiving

NYJ Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
R. Chosen 7 101 14.4 20 0
L. Bell 4 35 8.8 11 0
CIN Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Tate 4 66 16.5 19 0
T. Boyd 5 59 11.8 17 1

Team Stats Comparison

NYJ CIN
Points For 6 22
Total Yards 271 277
Rushing Yards 62 44
Passing Yards 209 233
Passing Completions / Attempts 28/48 22/37
Turnovers 0 0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 2/0
First Downs 15 18
Rushing Touchdowns 0 1
Passing Touchdowns 0 1
Penalties - Yards 10/106 2/15
Time Of Possession 28:19 31:41
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/17 5/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/2 0/0
Red Zone Conversions/Attempts 0/0 2/3
Sacks Against 4 1
Punts - Average Yards 6/42 5/48
Punt Returns - Average Yards/Punt Return 0/0 3/2
Kickoff Returns - Average Yards/Kickoff Return 2/16 3/17

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter NYJ CIN
NYJ 05:52 FG Sam Ficken 42 yd FG 3 0
CIN 13:48 TD Tyler Boyd 17 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick) 3 7
2nd Quarter NYJ CIN
CIN 05:47 FG Randy Bullock 24 yd FG 3 10
CIN 13:14 TD Joe Mixon 5 yd run (Randy Bullock kick) 3 17
NYJ 14:56 FG Sam Ficken 39 yd FG 6 17
3rd Quarter NYJ CIN
CIN 09:14 SF Team safety 6 19
CIN 13:45 FG Randy Bullock 47 yd FG 6 22
4th Quarter NYJ CIN
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 39,804
Game Time: 3:11
Weather: