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Bengals Vs. Saints: How Does Marvin Lewis Keep His Job After Latest Debacle?
By
Brian DiTullio
(Featured Columnist) on December 5, 2010
The Bengals find new ways to lose after they almost beat the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints.
With a 30-27 lead at the end of the fourth quarter, and the Saints facing fourth and short, all the Bengals had to do was not jump offsides as Drew Brees went to the line instead of kicking a field goal to tie the game.
So Pat Simms decided the game wasn't exciting enough and jumped offsides, resulting in a Saints first down.
The Saints score one play later, and now it's 34-30 Saints with less than a minute to go. The Bengals benefit from one heck of a runback that lets Carson Palmer start the drive at midfield. While the Bengals need to score a touchdown, that field position should let them get at least two shots at the end zone.
Instead, Palmer decides after a completion in bounds to rush the offense to the line of scrimmage to spike the ball.
It is important to remember the Bengals still had timeouts. So Palmer ended up running the clock down on his own offense, and by the time he did call timeout, there only were six seconds left to play.
So another game doesn't end well because the Bengals are undisciplined at the line and their quarterback makes poor decisions.