1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth podcast. The will Go Dancing in the Duck, 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Walking through the Park, and reminiscence. Addition, as Dave Lapham 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: joins me for a special look back at our ten 5 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: years together in the Bengals Broadcast Booth. The Bengals Booth 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: Podcast is presented by bud Light Seltzer. Refresh the game 7 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: and here's a quick reminder that you can have the 8 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: latest edition of this podcast delivered right to your phone, tablet, 9 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: or computer by subscribing on iTunes, Stitch, your Google Play, Spotify, 10 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: or pod Bean. It's the greatest thing since Prisma. About 11 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: a week ago, I posted a humorous picture on Twitter 12 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: and Paul Dayner Junior, who does a phenomenal job of 13 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: covering the Bengals for The Athletic, jokingly responded that he 14 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: would like that picture as an oil painting. That got 15 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: me thinking, surely there's an app out there that can 16 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: turn your photos into paintings, or at least images of paintings. 17 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: As it turns out, there are many, but the one 18 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: I used is called Prisma. Pr I s m A. 19 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: You can get a three day trial before having to 20 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: pay for it. Here's how it works. You upload a 21 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: picture and then select from a variety of filters to 22 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: basically transform it into a painting. I did it with 23 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 1: several pictures that were on my phone and they turned 24 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: out great. In fact, my Twitter avatar now looks like 25 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: a painting of me on the Fox Sports Ohio anchor desk. 26 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: So I highly recommend a three day free trial of 27 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: the Prisma app. You'll wonder how Picasso and Van Goh 28 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: got a hold of your pictures. Now time for football. 29 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: This week, we're going to take a break from the 30 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: draft agency for something a little different. As Dave Lapplom 31 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: and I look back at our decade together in the 32 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: broadcast booth. Since we just completed our tenth year together, 33 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: I reached out to Lap and proposed the following idea, 34 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: ten years, ten Plays, where we would each pick out 35 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: a most significant and or favorite play from each season, 36 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: share the radio call, and then reminisce about each year. 37 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: We did not discuss our selections in advance, so in 38 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: some years they're sure to be the same and another 39 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: year's very different. It's time to find out. As Lap 40 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: joins me for ten years, ten plays lap. Our first 41 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: year together was two eleven. The Bengals were coming off 42 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: of four and twelve season. Everybody will remember the Carson 43 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: Palmer said, I'm done. I'm retiring before I play for 44 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: the Bengals again. So what did the Bengals do? They 45 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: drafted aj Green and round one. They drafted Andy Dalt 46 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: in round two. After a one who start, they won 47 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: five straight games to get to the halfway point of 48 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: the season at six and two. They eventually went nine 49 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: and seven during the regular season, earned a playoff berth 50 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 1: as a wildcard team before losing at Houston thirty one 51 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: to ten. So we're going to pick out a highlight 52 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: or possibly two if we disagree on the twenty eleven season. 53 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to pick Christmas Eve, a home game against 54 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, a game the Bengals eventually won twenty 55 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: three to sixteen. Who could forget Jerome Simpson with the 56 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: forward somersault and sticking the landing on a spectacular touchdown 57 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: catch from Andy Dalton. Second down, Dalton back to pass, 58 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: good pocket for Andy he Thried. Simpson makes the catchies 59 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: to the town. The five goes flying into the end. 60 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: Zoe Superman style. Oh, Mark Jerome Simpson sixteen nothing Bengals. Well, 61 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what the Russian judge gives at a 62 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: ten point. Oh, he stuck the landing. It was unbelievable. 63 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,839 Speaker 1: I'm thinking it was Reggie Walker that he basically did 64 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: like a front flip over. I mean he goes airborne 65 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: and just flips himself over. Reggie Walker. I seen him 66 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: do these kind of things in warm ups. This guy 67 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: is like athletically a gymnast. I mean the way he 68 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: goes up in order and over and sticks that landing. 69 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: Mah goodness, Nadia Coleman each would be proud of that 70 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: flip that he did. It was such an athletic play, 71 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: and it was on highlight after a highlight all season 72 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: long that particularly year. It's it's it's very rare to 73 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: involve gymnastics, I think in the National Football League, although 74 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: they are you know, they're so fluid, so gifted, so athletic, 75 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: and Simpson no exception of that rule. So that was 76 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: the biggest highlight in both of our opinions in the 77 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: twenty eleven season. A couple of other things stood out 78 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: to me. Bruce Gradkowski and Week one coming out the bench, 79 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: for an injured Andy Dalton forty one yard touchdown passed 80 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: to aj Green with less than five minutes to go, 81 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: giving the Bengals a win that got them off to 82 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 1: a great start in the post Carson Palmer era. That 83 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: was AJ Green's only catch in his NFL debut, but 84 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,679 Speaker 1: it was a game winner. In Week four of that season, 85 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,239 Speaker 1: they were in danger of falling to one in three. 86 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: They fell behind Buffalo seventeen three at the half. Andy 87 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: Dalton rallied them back. Mike Nugent hit a field goal 88 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: at the gun to win that game twenty three to 89 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: twenty and started a five game winning streak in Andy's 90 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: rookie year. That basically was the key to making that 91 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: rookie year playoff appearance, and that as a rookie quarterback 92 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: to make the playoffs. And there was a work stoppage, 93 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: so it was not an easy off season, you know. 94 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: Andrew wittworked doma top Pecco, took the charge and organized 95 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: the team. They had practices, workouts and that sort of thing, 96 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: but without any coaching staff for Andy Dalton and aj 97 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: Green to be able to lead their offensive side of 98 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: the football team of the playoffs as rookies, is quite 99 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: an accomplishment. And as you mentioned, Andy Dalton leading a 100 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: fourth fourth quarter drive in a field goal at the gun. 101 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: That was one of many game when he drives at 102 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: the engineered I mean Andy Dalton was strong in that 103 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: area as well. He had a great career with the Bengals, 104 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: no doubt, Dan, all Right, we moved to our second 105 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: season together, two and twelve. The Bengals started that year 106 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: three and one, and they lost four in a row. 107 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: They were three and five at the midway point of 108 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: the season. At that point it didn't seem likely that 109 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: they would go to the playoffs for the second consecutive year, 110 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: but they went seven and one in the second half 111 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: of the season to finish ten and six. That meant 112 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: another wild card playoff appearance. They went back on the 113 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: road to Houston for the second year in a row. 114 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: Much closer the second time around, but they lost a 115 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: tight one against the Texans to drop their second straight 116 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 1: playoff appearance with Andy Dalton at quarterback. Looking back at 117 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: highlights from that season, what's your number one pick? Well, 118 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: it would be the Washington football team as they're known now. 119 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: The Bengals on the road against Washington and wide receiver. 120 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: Mohammed Sanu had played quarterback, even at the collegiate level. 121 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: At Rutgers, he had played quarterback, and he had a 122 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: howitzer man. He had a very powerful, strong throwing arm. 123 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: Could throw it a mile. Maybe not pinpoint accuracy all 124 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: the time, but he could lay it out there. And 125 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: the very first offense, the snap of the game, they 126 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: ran a little gadget gimmick play. Jay Gruden, known for 127 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: his creativity. He came out of the box with one 128 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: here and Mohammed Sanu AJ Green seventy three yards later, 129 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: touchdown Bengals. Here's how it sounded. Week three in Washington. 130 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: Mohammed Sanu ready to take a shotgun snap on the 131 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: first play from scrimmage for Cincinnati. This is an interesting look. 132 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: He fakes a handoff, he fired field for J. Green. 133 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: He's a sprinting to the ten. He'll take it into 134 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: the end zone for a touchdown. A seventy three yard 135 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: pass from Mohammed Sanou to Adriol Chair on my H. Green. 136 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: So I was a little surprised you selected that lap. 137 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: I thought you might pick a play from week twelve. 138 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: It was the return of Carson Palmer to Paul Brown. Stadium. 139 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: The first time he dropped back to pass, he didn't 140 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: even hit his back foot before Geno Atkins plastered him 141 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: into the turf at ball Brown Stadium. Yeah, I think 142 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: I think that was welcome back, you know, welcome home, 143 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: and they really were motivated to to put it to 144 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: Carson Palmer, and they did, I mean right away. As 145 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: you say, Geno Atkins, in this prime of his career, 146 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: Carson Palmer barely had time to look down the football 147 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: field and try to look up any intended receiver. He 148 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: was on his backside quickly. Bengals won that game thirty 149 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: four to ten. Carson had a passer rating of sixty 150 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: four point one, Andy Dalton three touchdown passes and a 151 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: passer rating of one oh nine. So I thought that 152 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: that was a day where Bengals fans officially said, you 153 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: know what, Carson Palmer had his moments, but we've got 154 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: our guy. Andy Dalton is going to be our guy 155 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: going forward. And obviously Andy was the man for nine seasons. 156 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: My pick, however, from that twenty twelve season, comes from 157 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: the next to last game of the regular year. It 158 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: was two days before Christmas in Pittsburgh. If the Bengals 159 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: won the game, they would clinch a playoff berth and 160 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: they would knock the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the playoffs 161 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: on their home field. At that point, Dalton and Green 162 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: did not have a win over Pittsburgh. But you'll recall 163 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: late in that game, Reggie Nelson came up with an 164 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: interception with twenty four seconds to go. On the next play, 165 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton hit aj Green for a twenty one yard 166 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: game and that set up Josh Brown taking over at 167 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: kicker for an injured Mike Nugent with a chance to 168 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: boot the Bengals into the postseason. The target is forty 169 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: three yards away, eighteen feet six inches wide, ten feet 170 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: off the ground, shaped like a U, and it spells 171 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: at W if Josh Brown can split it. Huber is 172 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: the holder. Harris is the snapper from the right, Hashbark 173 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: snap is good. The kick is up plenty on it, yes, 174 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: four seconds to go, and the Bengals have a thirteen 175 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: to ten league. Oh man, how about that clutch kick 176 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 1: right there? That was a thrilling win at Hinz Field. 177 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: Bengals obviously didn't have a lot of victories over Pittsburgh 178 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: during the Adalton Green era. That was the biggest againting 179 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: it to propel them into their second consecutive playoff appearance. Unfortunately, 180 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: they wound up losing for the second straight year in Houston. 181 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: So we move on to twenty thirteen, a year that 182 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: began with the return to hard knocks for the Bengals. 183 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 1: We learned that Giovanni Bernard drove a minivan after being 184 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: a second round draft pick. We learned that James Harrison, 185 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: who joined the Bengals that year, basically intimidated everybody on 186 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: the roster. The Bengals got off to an excellent start 187 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: that year. They were seven and two with a four 188 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: game winning streak. They finished eleven and five to win 189 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: the AFC North. They were eight and oh at home 190 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: that year during the regular season, earning them the opportunity 191 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: to host the Chargers in the playoffs, and they lost 192 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: to Philip Rivers and then San Diego twenty seven to ten. 193 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: I thought, of Marvin Lewis's seven playoff losses, that was 194 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,719 Speaker 1: the most difficult one to stomach. I thought that was 195 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: a game the Bengals clearly should have won. Yeah, I 196 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: thought they were the better football team as well, Dan 197 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: and just did not execute the way they should have 198 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:45,599 Speaker 1: in that football game. I don't know if playoff performances 199 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: or a bad playoff performances were in their heads or 200 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: whatever at that point in time. You know, there's it's 201 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: easier to say no, but haven't haven't been uh, you 202 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: know an NFL player, sometimes things goog get in your head, 203 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: you know, likely as a football team. So the only 204 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: way to erase that kind of thing is to get 205 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 1: off to a good start and win a football game. 206 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: And they weren't able to get that done with Marvin 207 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: Lewis unfortunately. So we'll pick out a couple of memorable 208 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: plays from that season. My selection comes from Week nine. 209 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: It was Thursday night football, Halloween Night in Miami. He 210 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: was actually a game the Bengals lost, but I'm picking 211 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: this play anyway because it was so spectacular. Giovanni Bernard, 212 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: on a run from the thirty five yard line, gets 213 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: slowed down at the forty five yards behind the line 214 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, escapes, runs five more yards backward to the 215 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: forty five, and then eventually turns it up field, goes 216 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: to the sideline, cuts to the middle of the field, 217 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: does a somersault on his way into the end zone. 218 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: Let's listen back to the most spectacular play Giovanni Bernard's 219 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: tenure in Cincinnati. Bernard running to the right in trouble, 220 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: gets away from a tackle. He's going the wrong way. 221 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: He's way back at the forty six. Now it turns 222 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: up field, the thirty, the twenty five, the twenty down 223 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: to the fifth. Coming back to the touchdown, Giovanni Bernard, 224 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: there are no flags. He went backward ten yards, turn 225 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: the quarter, broke tackles, weaved his way through traffic, and 226 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: in the end as a thirty five yard touchdown that 227 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: could tie this game. I think he won one hundred 228 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: yards to run thirty five. All right, lap, I selected 229 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: a play from a loss. How about you? Which play 230 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: stands out for you in that twenty thirteen season, Well 231 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: that one play. One more comment on the play you 232 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: picked out, Dan, I mean, it's one of those deals 233 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: where the running back runs twice as many yards and 234 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: only gets credit for half of them, you know. I 235 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: mean Giovanni Bernard was he was serpentine and everywhere on 236 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: that on that touchdown run, that was incredible. I picked 237 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: a defensive score play. You're playing against an NFL playoff 238 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: caliber team, the Green Bay Packers with the legendary Aaron 239 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: Rodgers at the quarterback position. When you can get an unscripted, 240 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: unconventional score in a football game like that, it makes 241 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 1: a big difference, and they were able to do that. 242 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: Terrence Newman picked up a fumble in in race to 243 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: the end zone and it stunned Aaron Rodgers and the 244 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers a little bit in that football game. 245 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: And I thought it was a, you know, a big 246 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: turning point in their victory in that game. Bengals fans 247 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: will remember that play. Guess ball is out? Ball is out. 248 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: The Bengals had a fourteen nothing lead. The Packers scored 249 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: thirty straight to take a thirty to fourteen lead in 250 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: the third quarter, and then the Bengals rallied. Green Bay 251 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: still had the lead. With four minutes to go, they 252 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: were up by three. They decided to go for it 253 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: on fourth and one at the Cincinnati thirty. And here's 254 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: what happened. Rodgers has it, gives to Franklin. He dies, 255 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: I don't think you got it. I don't think you 256 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: got it. Out skipped it off running back to the 257 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: thirty twenty ten ye touchdown. Will it stand? Terence Newman 258 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: takes it back nearly seventy yards. Franklin dove trying to 259 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: pick up the yard on fourth and one, the ball 260 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: spurted out. Newman comes up with it, takes it back, 261 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: and for the time being the scoreboard shows thirty three 262 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: thirty Cincinnati. Let's move on to the twenty fourteen season again. 263 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: The Bengals got off to a great start lap They 264 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: were three and oz with Hugh Jackson calling up some 265 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: creative plays as the offensive coordinator. After Jay Gruden moved 266 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: on to Washington. They wound up that year ten five 267 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: and one, went back to the playoffs as a wildcard team. 268 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: But you'll recall that though the wide receivers and tight 269 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: ends were battered at the end of the regular season, 270 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: they had to go to Indianapolis with basically no receiving 271 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: weapons left. Rex had lined up as a slot receiver. 272 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: I think Kobe Hamilton's started that playoff game at wide receiver, 273 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: even though he did not have a catch during the 274 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: regular season. Won that playoff game twenty six to ten, 275 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: the bengals fourth consecutive playoff loss in the Dalton Green 276 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: Horde Lapham era. Yeah, that season certainly was a was 277 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: a roller coaster. To say the least. And you know, 278 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: injuries are one thing, but injuries to keep personnel at 279 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: the most inopportune times, that's that's, you know, quite another. 280 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: And that that's where the Bengals ended up. You talk 281 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: about limping and dimping to the finish line, man, they 282 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: were just they were just flat out out of gas. 283 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about it. I suspect we're going to 284 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: select the same play from that season. There are a 285 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: lot of great moments. In Week one, Andy Dalton through 286 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: his seventy seven yard touchdown pass to aj Green in 287 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter after they had fallen behind against Baltimore. 288 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: That was the season where Andy had his two point 289 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: quarterback rating against Cleveland on Thursday Night Football and then 290 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: rallied with three straight road wins after that, where he 291 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: played great at New Orleans, at Houston, at Tampa Bay 292 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 1: that featured Johnny Manziel's first career NFL start. The Bengals 293 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: taunted him with his money rubbing gesture. They had three sacks, 294 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: two picks, Johnny Manziel only threw for eighty yards in 295 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: the game. The Bengals won thirty nothing. But I think 296 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 1: we will agree that the play that stands out from 297 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: the twenty fourteen season came in the next to last game. 298 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: It was Monday Night football at home against the Denver Broncos. 299 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: At that point, the narrative had been established that the 300 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: Bengals could not win in primetime with Andy Dalton at quarterback. 301 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: That had basically been going on for four years. But 302 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton outdueled Peyton Manning in a thirty seven to 303 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: twenty eight Bengals win, and the big play came on 304 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: defense with less than three minutes to go and gestures 305 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 1: Pie Manning as he waits for the shotguns out. Peyton 306 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: has the football, fakes it inside handoff, throws to the 307 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: right right, hit six sick dray kerk Patrick, Henry back 308 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: the ten, the five touchdown. Dray pat track picks up 309 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning and takes it to the house for a 310 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: potential clinching text out, Yeah, that that was dray Kirkpatrick. 311 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: Great route recognition, great break on the football, and that's 312 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 1: tough to do against Peyton Manning. You know, he doesn't 313 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 1: usually give you that kind of a tip stare receiver down, 314 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 1: give you that kind of an opportunity to read his 315 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: eyes and jump, you know, with route recognition, jump throughout 316 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: like Dray Kirkpatrick did, but he picked that bad boy 317 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: off and took it to the house. Massive play again, unscripted, 318 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: unconventional score against a great quarterback, a Hall of Fame quarterback, 319 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: and those are the kind of things that can decide 320 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: football games for you. Drey had two interceptions in that game. 321 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: Jeremy Hill also had an eighty five yard touchdown run 322 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: in that game. He was so great that year. Again. Unfortunately, 323 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: the next week on the road at Pittsburgh trying to 324 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: win the AFC North, the Bengals wound up with a 325 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: bunch of injuries, so did the Steelers. Heard both of 326 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: the teams in the playoffs, and as I mentioned earlier, 327 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: the Bengals lost at Indianapolis twenty six to ten. We 328 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: move on to twenty fifteen, our most enjoyable season together 329 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: in broadcast booth. It was an incredible year for the Bengals. 330 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: They started eight and o, best start in franchise history. 331 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: They were ten and two. They were the number one 332 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: seed in the AFC at the time. When Andy Dalton 333 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: broke his thumb against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and while AJ 334 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: McCarron did a great job in helping them finish twelve 335 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: and four and win the division title and earn a 336 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: home playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. We remember what 337 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: happened on a rainy night at Paul Brown Stadium, the 338 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: infamous brawl at the Pall against the Steelers as the 339 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: Bengals season came to an end eighteen sixteen, and unfortunately 340 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: they have not returned to the playoffs since. Yeah, that 341 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: that playoff game is such such bad memories overshadow or overflow, 342 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: you know the good ones in the hill fumble um pac, 343 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: Dan Jones and Vantes Burfott, losing their poison composure. I mean, 344 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: all those kind of things just put an absolute damper, 345 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: to say the least, on a very very successful season. 346 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: They started eight no that season, finished twelve and four, 347 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: win the division. The game. The player that I like 348 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 1: is Andy Dalton AJ Green beating Pittsburgh to go seven 349 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: or ozho to remain undefeated. And anytime you can beat 350 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, that that that gets a vote. It 351 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: was a well timed, well thrown football. AJ Green got 352 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: himself open tight quarters, not a very long touchdown pass, 353 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: but it was well executed on both ends, throw and 354 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: catch Sean Williams set it up with an interception of 355 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 1: Penn row the spurger. Here's how that game winner with 356 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 1: less than three minutes to go sounded at Hines Field 357 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 1: in Week seven, Dalton takes a shotgun snap quick throw Green. 358 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: It has a touchdown Adrill Sharemiah Green from nine yards 359 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: out and the Bengals have the lead with two fifty 360 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: seven to go. All right, lab My most memorable play 361 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: from that season came in the playoff loss to the 362 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers. I've got to pick this moment provided by 363 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 1: Vantes Perfect. First in ten, Pittsburgh down by a point. 364 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: Landry Jones back to throw from his five over the middle, 365 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: Hi Perfect, Ntest Perfect comes away with a football. The 366 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: Bengals have the ball with one minute and thirty six 367 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: seconds to go. Yeah, fun, test Perfect. He's sprinting toward 368 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: the locker room. He has running in cycle locker room, 369 00:21:56,240 --> 00:22:00,160 Speaker 1: which makes no sense. He'd better come back out before 370 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: there's a penalty flag. The Bengals will have the ball. 371 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: There was an injured Bengal around the ten, Wallace Kilberry. 372 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: He's on his feet, Paul sparling out to take a look. 373 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: Wallace limping toward the sideline, but a leaping interception by 374 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: Vontes perfect in front of Marcus Wheaton gives the Bengals 375 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: the ball with one thirty six to go. Do you 376 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: remember how you felt after that interception? I mean I 377 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: thought it was over. The Bengals had won less than 378 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 1: two minutes to go. With the lead and the ball, 379 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: the playoff drought in my head was over. Yeah. I 380 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: remember Vontes Burfage ran up the runway into the locker 381 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: room basically with the football and it was thunderous. I mean, 382 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: Paul Brown Stadium was shaking. People were going absolutely bonkers, 383 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: and you did you know you had You had a 384 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: big feeling that that football game had ended, but obviously 385 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: not obviously have unfolded, and that football game is still 386 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: when you think back on it, the things that had 387 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: to go wrong for them to lose that football game, 388 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: that did go wrong in losing that football game are 389 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: still almost incomprehensible. From that game alone, we could have 390 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 1: selected a J mccarn's touchdown pass to AJ Green that 391 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: gave them the lead. Obviously, on the negative side, the 392 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: Jeremy Hill fumble, which goes down as maybe the single 393 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: most destructive play in franchise history. That didn't involve an injury, 394 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: but for that Vontes perfect interception. Briefly, the playoff droute 395 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: was over in my brain. That lasted for about ninety 396 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 1: seconds before the very next play was the Jeremy Hill fumble, 397 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: and unfortunately, what should have been Marvin Lewis's first playoff 398 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: victory slipped through their fingers. We move on to two sixteen. Unfortunately, 399 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: that's when the playoff streak ended. The Bengals went six 400 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 1: nine and one, one close loss after another. They had 401 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: five losses. Their last five losses that you were by 402 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: a total of sixteen points. That was the year where 403 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: Mike Nugent, who had been so good the previous six years, 404 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: kind of had an inexplicable slump where he missed six pats. 405 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: He also a miss six field goals. Those were significant 406 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: in some of those close losses. Oddly enough, he's still kicking. 407 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 1: He kicked this year for the Arizona Cardinals, but he 408 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: just had a terrible stretch in two sixteen. If I've 409 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: got to pick out one play from that season, there 410 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: are a couple of possibilities. You may recall. In Week one, 411 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: they played on nine to eleven in New York against 412 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 1: the Jets. They visited the site of the Twin Towers 413 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: when they arrived in New York the day before, and 414 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: then on nine to eleven, they beat the Jets on 415 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 1: a Mike Nugent field goal of fifty four seconds to go, 416 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: but for just one play. The one that stands out 417 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: to me came at Paul Brown Stadium Week seven, at 418 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: home against the Cleveland Browns. Just before the half, they 419 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: broke Hugh Jackson's heart with a hail Mary that was 420 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: answered in the end zone. Dalton back to throw. We're 421 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: down to five seconds left in the half. He's gonna 422 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: throw a high, deep hail Mary pass into the JJ 423 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: and it is boy makes the catch. I'm the ricochet 424 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 1: hail Mary half forty nine yard touchdown pass as a 425 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: prairie is answered in the end zone. Bi Adril Jeremiah Green. Yeah, 426 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: that hail Mary was full of grace, and the grace 427 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 1: was maybe one of the most graceful athletes in Cincinnati 428 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: Bengal history. AJ Green, I mean he is poetry in grace, poetry, 429 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: he really is. And the thing, the thing everything that 430 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: Aj Green, all the qualities, the redeeming quality he had 431 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: as a receiver that Aj Green was all about showed 432 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: itself and on that his ability to time his jump, 433 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: the ability to high point, you know, a ball, the 434 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: ability to have the eye hand coordination, the juggling action 435 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: to secure that football. Just an amazing play. I mean, 436 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: there's very few people in the world that can do 437 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: what AJ Green did on that particular play. Because you know, 438 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: it was one of those hail Mary. There's always coverage, 439 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 1: tight coverage, a lot of bodies around you, a lot 440 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: of interfere a lot of people interfering with what you're 441 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: trying to get done, and he's still got it done. 442 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 1: And it's just a spectacular effort by by AJ Green 443 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: to make that play right before the half. Unfortunately, that 444 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 1: was the first year twenty sixteen where aj had significant 445 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: injury problems. He only basically played nine games that year. 446 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: He had nine hundred and sixty four receiving yards basically 447 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 1: in nine games. Who he's averaging more than a hundred 448 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: yards per game this past year, played the entire season, 449 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: had five hundred and twenty three receiving yards, so you know, unfortunately, 450 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,159 Speaker 1: he did come back the next year and stayed healthy, 451 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,919 Speaker 1: But twenty sixteen is kind of the start of the 452 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: deterioration in terms of injuries for AJ Green. Yeah, it's 453 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: it's been a tough stretch for for aj Green. Um is, 454 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: I think all the things we talked about, a lot 455 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: of those physical traits. Uh, he still has the eye, 456 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: hand coordination, all those sort of things. But man, when 457 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 1: your feet and your legs start to go and you're 458 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: at that at that position, that's when you can you 459 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: can start to have some problems, obviously, and that's what 460 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: Aj Green is experiencing a little bit. Uh. If you 461 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: have a crack in the foundation and uh, you know 462 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: you have to run and plant and cut violently, you know, 463 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: like he does, issues can can crop up, for sure, 464 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 1: and he has not been able to perform at the 465 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 1: level that Aj Green is accustomed to performing at. For sure. 466 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure. I'm sure it's been extremely frustrating for aj 467 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: Green to go through what he's gone through, There's no 468 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: question about it. We move on to two seventeen. The 469 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:05,120 Speaker 1: obvious highlight happened in the final game of the year. 470 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 1: We'll get to that in just a second. But the 471 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: most memorable thing about that season for me, lap was 472 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: that it was the celebration of the bengals fiftieth season, 473 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,399 Speaker 1: nearly all of the team's all time greats made it 474 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: back to Paul Brown Stadium for halftime ceremonies that year, 475 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 1: and those special Saturday night dinners before all of the 476 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: home games where you and your former teammates and other 477 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: players that came after you would would reminisce about their 478 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 1: times in a Bengal's uniform. That was awesome. It really 479 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: was Dan on a lot of levels, because, you know, 480 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 1: guys stay in touch with each other, but actual, you know, 481 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: face to face contact is not easy to accomplish a 482 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: lot of times. Sometimes you know, guys live a good 483 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: distance away and you can't make schedules coincide where you know, 484 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: gon to be able to spend any time together. And honestly, 485 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: every single one of those dinners was literally a reunion. 486 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: It was unbel I mean, there was always at least 487 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: one player that I hadn't seen forever, you know, see 488 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: guys like like Mike Reid. Uh. You know, I obviously 489 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: followed his career, the songwriting success and all that, and 490 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: had seen him, had seen him on television, various reports 491 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: and that kind of thing, but just had never been 492 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: able to go up, shake his hand, you know, and 493 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 1: talk to him for a while, and and to catch 494 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: up with with with people like that. It was just 495 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: it was just remarkable and I think a lot of guys, 496 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: a lot of guys were touched, you know, a lot 497 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: of guys were moved by that. And every every single 498 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: player really relished at opportunity that experience, and they felt, 499 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: you know, they felt like they were special. The organization 500 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 1: you could, you could really feel it, and I thought 501 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: it was really really well done. And uh meals dinners 502 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: were always great. Stories and company and Tremoditie is even better. 503 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: It was a great year, There's no doubt. The unfield 504 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: highlight came in the final game of the year, New 505 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: Year's Eve in Ball Baltimore. The Bengals were six and nine. 506 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: They didn't have much to play for. The Ravens, on 507 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: the other hand, needed a win to go to the playoffs. 508 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 1: The Bengals were looking at fourth and twelve at the 509 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: Baltimore forty nine with less than a minute to go. 510 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: And here's how it sounded. Catches the football, he's back 511 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: to throw, inches up in the pocket, throws pot Bye boy. 512 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: The fifteen ten touchdown Bler Boy on fourth and twelve. 513 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: It's a forty nine yard touchdown. He and the Bengals 514 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: lead with forty four seconds to go. Oddly enough, Lap 515 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: that play is probably more finely remembered in Buffalo than 516 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: it isn't Cincinnati. Yeah, there's no doubt. I mean, Bill's mafia. 517 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: They opened their pocketbooks. Man. I mean that that ended 518 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: on an eighteen years seventeen French without making the playoffs. 519 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: That's that's a big, big time in Bill's mafia. They 520 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: showed their appreciation. They donated a hundreds of thousands of 521 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: dollars to Andy Daltons Foundation and Tyler Boyd's Foundation. So 522 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 1: that was great. The residual effect of that play for 523 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 1: both of those players in the platform that they used 524 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: to try to help people with their foundations all benefited 525 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: and man, you can't ask for more than that. That's 526 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: what the National Football League and the power of the 527 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: National Football League's all about. The Bengals finished that year 528 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: with back to back wins over Detroit and Baltimore, even 529 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: though they werot of contention. That was one of the 530 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: reasons why Mike Brown elected to bring Marvin Lewis back 531 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 1: for another year in twenty eighteen. Looked like that decision 532 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 1: was a wise one when the Bengals started four and one, 533 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: but their defense really struggled that year. They wound up 534 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: firing defensive coordinator Terrell Austin during the season, than Andy 535 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: Dalton got hurt, Jeff Driscoll finished up at quarterback. The 536 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: Bengals went six and ten, and the Marvin Lewis era 537 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: came to an end, and it was an unfortunate, unfortunate ending. 538 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 1: Like you said, the fact that they finished twenty seventeen 539 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: on an up note and start two eighteen off well, 540 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: but again, things that you can't foresee. I mean, if 541 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 1: every coach was assured that the roster he broke training camp, 542 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: what was going to be available to him for every 543 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: single game of the season. To be interesting to see 544 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 1: how seasons would play out. But a big part of 545 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 1: the National Football League is that old next man out 546 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: because you're gonna get injuries, and again, like we said earlier, 547 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 1: you just hope that the injuries aren't to people that 548 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: you cannot afford to lose. And when you start losing 549 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:37,480 Speaker 1: those kinds of bodies, you're struggling for on field highlights. 550 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 1: I will choose one from Week four, the Bengals and 551 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 1: Falcons in a shootout in Atlanta. The Bengals won the 552 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: game and a game winning touchdown pass Dalton to Green 553 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: with less than ten seconds to go. Here's how it sounded. 554 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: From the thirteen yard line, twelve seconds to go, Dalton 555 00:32:55,560 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: back to throw, Yeah, Jake Grin touchdown Bengals. The clock 556 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: is winding down, but it should be stopped. With five 557 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: seconds to go, Joe Mixon ran down the sideline and 558 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: jumped on top of aj Green. So Joe Mixon was excited. 559 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 1: We were excited. The Bengals won that game to improve 560 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: to three and one. That was their last road win 561 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: until the final road game of this season in Houston, 562 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: so they went through a long droute on the road 563 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: after that victory in Atlanta. Oddly enough, that touchdown pass 564 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: with seven seconds to go is one of two touchdown 565 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:38,760 Speaker 1: passes in Bengals history in the last ten seconds of 566 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 1: a game to win. The other one was thrown by 567 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:48,560 Speaker 1: Achille Smith in his first start the Bengals quarterback. A 568 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: two yard touchdown pass to Carl Pickens with five seconds 569 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: to go in a one point victory over Cleveland turned 570 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: out to be about the only passing highlight for a 571 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: Keiley Smith in his tenure with Cincinnati. Do you have 572 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: a highlight that stands out for you in that twenty 573 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: eighteen season. I do, Dan, but that play the biggest 574 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 1: thing that I remember about the AJ Green touchdown catches. 575 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 1: Normally used to AJ jumping timing at high point in it. 576 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 1: That was a sliding catch and he's had such body 577 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 1: control in such awareness of how to time things up 578 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:28,280 Speaker 1: with his body. I mean, he timed that slide perfectly, 579 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:30,839 Speaker 1: made a great catch. I mean, that was a spectacular 580 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:34,840 Speaker 1: play that you pick right there. I'm gonna go a 581 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,800 Speaker 1: game against the Miami Dolphins during that season. The Bengals 582 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:41,319 Speaker 1: are down two touchdowns seventeen to three, and they got 583 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: not only one unconventional, unscripted score defensively, they got two 584 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:49,840 Speaker 1: in one quarter. And that is an unbelievable rarity and 585 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: that was a big factor in the football game. Michael 586 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 1: Johnson defensive end has a pick six of twenty two 587 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: yards in distance, and then Sam Hubbard courtesy of Carlos Dunlap, 588 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:02,520 Speaker 1: knocking the ball out of the quarterback quarterbacks hands, has 589 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 1: a nineteen yard fumble return and in the Bengals have 590 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 1: fourteen points on the board and almost back to back series, 591 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: I think it was for the Miami Dolphins. All of 592 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:15,480 Speaker 1: a sudden boom, Cincinnati's defense explode, explodes for two touchdowns 593 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: and turns the game around. So we'll put those two 594 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 1: defensive touchdowns together and count it as one highlight. Back 595 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: to back a defensive scores in the fourth quarter. Here's 596 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: how they sound. Hannahill takes the snap, fakes a hand 597 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,919 Speaker 1: off to the under pressures, steps up his pass, bat 598 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:35,320 Speaker 1: it down, picked up Baba Bengals, and Michael Johnson runs 599 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: it into the end zone and touchdown Bengals. Two deep 600 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,879 Speaker 1: safeties for the Bengals. About thirteen yards back. Tannahill back 601 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: to throw under pressure moving up, got hit from behind. 602 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 1: The ball comes those I'll stooped up. Sam Hubbard runs 603 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: it into the end zone, but there are two penalty 604 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 1: flags near the ten yard lins Haulding on the Dolphins man, 605 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: all right, lap. Let's move on to twenty nineteen, the 606 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: start of the Jack Taylor era in Cincinnati. Obviously, it 607 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,800 Speaker 1: was a tough year for the Bengals. They started ozen eleven, 608 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: the worst start in franchise history. They finished two and fourteen. 609 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: The most memorable play of that season was probably well, 610 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,800 Speaker 1: not even probably undoubtedly against the Bengals, the famous Lamar 611 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: Jackson spin move touchdown run at Paul Brown Stadium. But 612 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 1: as for Bengals highlights, I think we agree it came 613 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:27,280 Speaker 1: in Week twelve the Bengals got off to schneide. Andy 614 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 1: Dalton returned from a three week exile as the Bengals 615 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 1: starting quarterback, led them to their first win of the year, 616 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:36,880 Speaker 1: twenty two to six over the Jets, and his first 617 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:40,920 Speaker 1: touchdown pass in that game allowed him to pass Kenny 618 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 1: Anderson as the franchise is all time record holder for 619 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 1: career touchdown passes. Here's how it sounded. First and ten 620 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:50,960 Speaker 1: at the seventeen of the Jets, Dalton fakes a handoff 621 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: from the pocket, throws over the middle of it is 622 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: caught for a touchdown by Tyler boyd Andy Dalton threading 623 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: the needle between two New York Jets defenders, and with 624 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:10,239 Speaker 1: that touchdown pass, the red rifle stands alone career touchdown 625 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 1: pass number one ninety eight in his NFL career, more 626 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:19,680 Speaker 1: than any other quarterback in Bengals history. They both wear 627 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:23,440 Speaker 1: number fourteen. Kenny Anderson, Andy Dalton and I'll tell you what, 628 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:27,960 Speaker 1: this throw is unbelievable. I mean threading the needle. You 629 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: have a defender dropping back underneath coverage in a safety 630 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: over the top, and Andy Dalton said, I trust Tyler Bloyd. 631 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna zip it in there. And literally, if he 632 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 1: was an inch either way, it would have been incomplete. 633 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: But man, great catch by Tyler Bloyd maintained possession for 634 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: that record breaking touchdown pass to be of that variety 635 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,319 Speaker 1: certainly far from mundane. It's nice when you break a 636 00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: record like that lap for it not to be like 637 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:59,640 Speaker 1: an easy routine play where you know, you dump it 638 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: off to the running back and he runs in from 639 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: six yards. Andy Dalton, he lived up to the red 640 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:08,240 Speaker 1: rifle nickname on that touchdown pass. Yeah, he definitely threaded 641 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 1: the needle. And Tyler Boyd is so good in those 642 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: in those type of situations, and you know, you look 643 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 1: at Tyler Boyd Dan The thing about him that stands 644 00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 1: out in his great career as well, is he adapts 645 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:22,920 Speaker 1: to almost any quarterback. He can find a rhythm in 646 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,280 Speaker 1: timing very very quickly, but just about any quarterback, they 647 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 1: all seem to be able to get in concert with 648 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,319 Speaker 1: him very very abruptly and very very you know, in 649 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:37,280 Speaker 1: a timely fashion. It's just something about the wave, runs routes, 650 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:39,839 Speaker 1: the way he carries his body. And I think part 651 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 1: of it is he played the quarterback position himself. And 652 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:45,879 Speaker 1: receivers that have played quarterback and see that position through 653 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: a quarterback's eyes, I think normally have that type of attribute, 654 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:53,960 Speaker 1: you know, where they can adjust to two quarterbacks quickly. 655 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,760 Speaker 1: And Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd they made some big, 656 00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:00,640 Speaker 1: big plays. Obviously, Andy Dalton and AJ Green connected at 657 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:03,320 Speaker 1: the hill. They came in first and second round picks, 658 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 1: you know, back in twenty eleven and that the Indian 659 00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:10,280 Speaker 1: AJ Show was on and it was on big playoffs 660 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:12,840 Speaker 1: first five years of their career. Like we talked about, 661 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:16,400 Speaker 1: but man, Tyler Boyd and and Adult made some beautiful 662 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 1: music together as well. And Tyler Boyd has done it 663 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 1: with just about every Bengal quarterback that he's played with. 664 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:25,120 Speaker 1: So we move on to this past season, our tenth 665 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 1: year together. Unfortunately, another year out of the playoffs, as 666 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: the Bengals finished four eleven and one. It'll be remembered 667 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:34,320 Speaker 1: as the start of the Joe Burrow era. The highlight 668 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:37,399 Speaker 1: that we should be able to play came in Week one, 669 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass with seven seconds to go to AJ 670 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:43,760 Speaker 1: Green that should have given Joe Burrow a game winning 671 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:47,399 Speaker 1: touchdown drive, game winning touchdown pass in the final ten 672 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:51,719 Speaker 1: seconds in his NFL debut. Unfortunately, there's no point in 673 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:55,080 Speaker 1: playing the highlight because it didn't count thanks to kind 674 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:59,319 Speaker 1: of a tickie tack offensive pass interference call on aj Yeah, 675 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:03,839 Speaker 1: that was they call him for a pushoff. I mean, 676 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:06,239 Speaker 1: he's grabbed from Jump Street as soon as he comes 677 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,879 Speaker 1: off the line of scrimmage running his route and it 678 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,439 Speaker 1: was more than five yard route and he was still 679 00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:13,839 Speaker 1: being grabbed and he finally got frustrated and pushed off 680 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:16,080 Speaker 1: a little bit to separate from that grab and he 681 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,799 Speaker 1: gets called. You know, it's the retaliatory guy. A lot 682 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:21,480 Speaker 1: of times they see and that's what happened there. They 683 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,480 Speaker 1: didn't see the entire play. They saw the end of 684 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:26,080 Speaker 1: the play and threw a flag and it was unjust 685 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,880 Speaker 1: and it took a touchdown off the board and ultimately 686 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 1: cost the Bengals the football game. And when Bullock obviously 687 00:40:33,719 --> 00:40:38,880 Speaker 1: missed a chippy and it went into overtime. But unfortunately, 688 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:42,040 Speaker 1: you know that that that game did not end the 689 00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:43,959 Speaker 1: way it should have. It should have been a game 690 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:46,959 Speaker 1: winning touchdown drive at the end of the football game 691 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: in his first NFL start for a rookie quarterback by 692 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 1: the name of Joe Burrow that has an extremely bright future. 693 00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:57,120 Speaker 1: There's no question Joe certainly provided plenty of highlights before 694 00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:59,759 Speaker 1: he suffered his knee injury. There was the quarterback draw 695 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 1: in that game for his first NFL touchdown, the four 696 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,239 Speaker 1: hundred and six passing yards in a game at home 697 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:09,359 Speaker 1: against the Cleveland Brown's great victory over Tennessee in Week eight, 698 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:12,280 Speaker 1: when he threw a couple of fourth quarter touchdown passes. 699 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: Aside from Joe Burrow, I think of samaj p Ryan's 700 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,480 Speaker 1: long touchdown run and the win at Houston Chrip sacked 701 00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:22,560 Speaker 1: by a Sam Hubbard late in that game. But if 702 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:25,759 Speaker 1: I've got to pick anything out, and I think you agree. 703 00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:29,960 Speaker 1: It came just before Christmas. Four days before Christmas, on 704 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:33,319 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football, the Bengals about a two touchdown underdog 705 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:38,120 Speaker 1: against their nemesis, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Juju Smith Schuster had 706 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:40,719 Speaker 1: danced on the logo prior to the game and then 707 00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: put it on TikTok, his habit leading up to that 708 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:48,840 Speaker 1: game and Von Bell said, or not going to dance 709 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:52,440 Speaker 1: on our logo, Juju. Here's what happened in that game. 710 00:41:52,719 --> 00:41:55,880 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger back to throw short pass over the middle, cut 711 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,719 Speaker 1: by Juju Smith Schuster. The ball is popped away by 712 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:01,400 Speaker 1: Von Bell. It's looked up by the Bengals a right 713 00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:04,120 Speaker 1: and returned to the twenty. But they're saying it's an 714 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:08,640 Speaker 1: incomplete pass. Question is did Smith Huster make a football move? 715 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:12,720 Speaker 1: Did he have possession and make a football move? That's close. 716 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:15,320 Speaker 1: I think that's a football move. I think that's a fumble. 717 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:19,080 Speaker 1: After reviewing the play, the receiver completed the process of 718 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:21,920 Speaker 1: a catch. As a result, it was a catch in 719 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,239 Speaker 1: a football It was immediately after that game lap that 720 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:27,840 Speaker 1: Juju Smith shoots are announced that he would no longer 721 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:32,160 Speaker 1: be dancing on team logos prior to games. Yeah, Mike Tomlin, 722 00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:35,000 Speaker 1: I think it was a big reason they made that announcement. 723 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:38,480 Speaker 1: I think Mike Tomlin said not maybe not no more 724 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:41,759 Speaker 1: of that. And the great thing about that is Von 725 00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:46,840 Speaker 1: Bell called his shot prior to the game. In zoom 726 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:50,000 Speaker 1: call conferences during the course of the week, he said, 727 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:54,560 Speaker 1: you know, people think that that's disrespectful and coming into 728 00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:57,880 Speaker 1: our house doing something to that effect that, you know, 729 00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:00,360 Speaker 1: the best thing you do is take care of business, 730 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 1: put a hit on, you know, And he did exactly 731 00:43:03,239 --> 00:43:07,520 Speaker 1: exactly what he said. It's just unfolded. He let his 732 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:12,080 Speaker 1: words turn into physicality and actions on the football field. 733 00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:14,239 Speaker 1: There was a big hit and a big play in 734 00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:17,799 Speaker 1: that football game. Takeaways they're enormous when you're, you know, 735 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:20,680 Speaker 1: the underdog, and the Bengals have had their troubles against 736 00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:24,040 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers. That snapped a drought of eleven straight 737 00:43:24,080 --> 00:43:26,759 Speaker 1: losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and then beating them on 738 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 1: national TV like that Monday night football in front of 739 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,720 Speaker 1: the whole nation. That had to be a sweet feeling 740 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:36,799 Speaker 1: for von Bell and every Cincinnati Bengal for sure. All Right, 741 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 1: So that pretty much wraps up our ten years together. 742 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,440 Speaker 1: Some great moments over the course of ten years. And 743 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:47,239 Speaker 1: there's a symmetry there lap playoffs in our first five 744 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:50,919 Speaker 1: years together out of the playoffs in our next five 745 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:54,200 Speaker 1: years together. So that can only mean one thing. The 746 00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:57,720 Speaker 1: Bengals are about to start a stretch of five straight 747 00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:02,440 Speaker 1: playoff appearances in twenty twenty one, no question, and five 748 00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:07,439 Speaker 1: straight years where they win at least one playoff game. Perfect. Great, 749 00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:09,839 Speaker 1: that would be awesome, man, that would be That would 750 00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:13,520 Speaker 1: be extraordinary. And uh, I will say though, with Joe 751 00:44:13,560 --> 00:44:17,000 Speaker 1: Burrow at quarterback, to get get him surrounded with people 752 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:19,359 Speaker 1: that can let that guy operate. The thing that I 753 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:23,400 Speaker 1: respect most about Joe Burrow Dan is how much he 754 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:26,719 Speaker 1: loves the grind, you know, the work that he puts in. 755 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:29,040 Speaker 1: You know, you're a Hall of Fame broadcast, You're you're 756 00:44:29,080 --> 00:44:31,480 Speaker 1: a talented guy. You've got a lot of a lot 757 00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:33,839 Speaker 1: of ability, but you don't take it for granted. I mean, 758 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:36,200 Speaker 1: you work your tail off. That's what Joe Burrow does. 759 00:44:36,640 --> 00:44:39,480 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow has some physical abilities, he doesn't take it 760 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:42,680 Speaker 1: for granted. He's the first one in the last to leave. 761 00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:46,120 Speaker 1: He works his tail off. I mean he's gonna he's 762 00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:50,040 Speaker 1: never gonna say I'm just gonna I'm just gonna show up. 763 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:52,120 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna you know, check it, check out and 764 00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:55,520 Speaker 1: just show up and not put in the work. He 765 00:44:56,040 --> 00:44:58,200 Speaker 1: loves to put in the work. And that's what makes 766 00:44:58,719 --> 00:45:02,160 Speaker 1: good players great, great players, the greatest, you know, hall 767 00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:06,359 Speaker 1: of Fame type guy. So I'm excited about seeing his 768 00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:09,440 Speaker 1: whole career unfold over the years. Because he's got the 769 00:45:09,480 --> 00:45:13,120 Speaker 1: tangibles and the intangibles. You better include yourself on that 770 00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:16,400 Speaker 1: hard working list because I can't even read the hieroglyphics 771 00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:21,000 Speaker 1: that you write down in tiny pencil. I'm your note 772 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:24,920 Speaker 1: sheets prior to every game. It's funny that was that's hereditary. 773 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:27,600 Speaker 1: My dad was an artist, went to Annoiningless School of Art. 774 00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:31,040 Speaker 1: There's a technical illustrator by trade, so he'd do these 775 00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:34,520 Speaker 1: little tiny rocket engine parts you'd have to diagram and 776 00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:37,000 Speaker 1: all that. I think you could write the Gettisburg address 777 00:45:37,040 --> 00:45:41,160 Speaker 1: on a penny, you know, so I inherited that a 778 00:45:41,239 --> 00:45:45,200 Speaker 1: little bit. I guess all right, Well, ten years have 779 00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:49,080 Speaker 1: flown by. It's been awesome. It's been such a joy 780 00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:52,640 Speaker 1: to spend my Sundays and sometimes Mondays and Thursdays with you, 781 00:45:53,080 --> 00:45:55,200 Speaker 1: and let's help the next ten are just as fun. 782 00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:59,000 Speaker 1: Here here I'm with you, my man. Toast to that, 783 00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:02,640 Speaker 1: cheers to that. We hope you enjoyed that. Look back 784 00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:05,160 Speaker 1: at our decade. In the broadcast booth, brought to you 785 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:09,399 Speaker 1: by bud Light, Seltzer refreshed the game. If you haven't 786 00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:12,480 Speaker 1: done so already, please subscribe and if you have a minute, 787 00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:15,240 Speaker 1: give it a rating or share a comment that helps 788 00:46:15,320 --> 00:46:19,200 Speaker 1: more Bengals fans find this podcast. I'm Dan Horde and 789 00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:23,120 Speaker 1: thank you for listening to the Bengals Booth podcast