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Found January 08, 2012 on Bengals Locker:
PLAYERS: Andy Dalton,  J.J. Watt,  Brian Leonard,  Cedric Benson,  Bernard Scott,  A.J. Green,  Jermaine Gresham,  Arian Foster,  Thomas Howard,  Reggie Nelson,  Jonathan Fanene
TEAMS: Houston Texans,  Cincinnati Bengals

The Bengals just didn’t have a good day yesterday in Houston.  Andy Dalton was pretty awful in his first playoff game.  He completed 27 of 42 passes for 257 yards with 0 TD passes and 3 INTs (one of his interceptions was returned 29 yards for a TD by Texans’ DE J.J. Watt).  He also carried the ball 3 times for 17 yards (5.7 ypc) in this game.  Brian Leonard led the way on the ground with 34 yards on 3 carries (11.3 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 36 yards (6.0 avg).  Cedric Benson pitched in with 7 carries for 14 yards (2.0 ypc) with 1 TD run yesterday.  Bernard Scott pitched in with 6 carries for 11 yards (1.8 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 29 yards (9.7 avg).  WR A.J. Green (5 rec, 47 yards) and Jermaine Gresham (5 rec, 46 yards) led the way for the Bengals in the passing game.  The Bengals rushed for 76 yards on 19 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 42 passes (64.3%) for 224 yards as they had possession of the ball for 30:17. The Bengals just c...
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