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Bengals Logan Woodside Jersey , Tenn. (AP) Tennessee tight end Delanie Walker can pin down the biggest difference between the Titans this season and
their often painful struggles of recent seasons.
These Titans don’t quit.
Marcus Mariota found DeMarco Murray for a 7-yard touchdown catch, with the running back shoving the ball across the goal line with 36 seconds left, as the
Titans rallied to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 24-20 Sunday for their fourth
straight win .
Article continues below ... The Titans (6-3) have their longest winning streak since 2009 with the franchise’s best start since winning the first 10 games in 2008. That was the
last time this team reached the postseason, a drought these Titans believe they
can end.
”We’re never going to give up, and we’re going to continue to fight
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The Bengals (3-6) certainly know how to do that, sometimes to their own detriment. Linebacker Vontaze Burfict was ejected in the second quarter for
making contact with an official two plays after a late hit on Murray on the
sideline. The Bengals lost for the third time in four games after two turnovers
and 12 penalties for 84 yards.
”All we can control is our attitude, the way we work and keep fighting,” said Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green, who was ejected a week ago for a fight.
Here are some things to know about the Bengals and Titans:
HELLO RED ZONE
The Titans scored three touchdowns inside the opponent’s 20 for a second straight week. Their TDs against a Cincinnati defense that came in as the NFL’s
stingiest in the red zone were even more impressive. The Bengals had been
allowing touchdowns on only 32.1 of opponents’ trips inside the Cincinnati 20
this season
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BURFICT’S EJECTION
The linebacker’s ejection left the Bengals without four defensive starters, with three deactivated before kickoff. Replays showed Burfict pushing aside the
left arm of down judge Jeff Bergman on the sideline. Burfict didn’t leave
immediately when referee Jeff Triplette announced the penalty, which is an
automatic ejection. Burfict didn’t talk to reporters after the game.
”Sometimes what happens is you push back and you touch an official,” Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said. ”You can’t do that. He knows better and we
pay a price. We pay a price because it hurts us when it’s on the field that way
and then he’s not on the field.”
SPEEDY ROOKIE
The Titans are starting to use Adoree Jackson more on offense. Against the Bengals, Jackson trailed as the option for a pitch that never came on a 28-yard
run by Mariota in the first quarter. Jackson did get the ball in the second
quarter and went 20 yards . It’s the second straight week the cornerback has
been used on offense and picked up 20 yards on a carry.
”I like my decoy plays a lot
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`25 is in the game. Look for 25,’ and everybody rallying to me, which was
awesome. It reminds me of college and high school.”
BIG PASSES
The Titans came into this game leading the NFL having allowed only 16 passes of 20 yards or longer, and they didn’t yield even one a week ago in beating
Baltimore. Andy Dalton had no problem finding Brandon LaFell wide open in the
middle of the field for a 37-yard TD catch in the first quarter. The Titans
later gave up a 70-yard TD pass to Green that gave the Bengals their first lead
at 20-17 with 5:03 left.
COSTLY TOUCHBACK
Titans wide receiver Corey Davis nearly had his first NFL touchdown at the end of a 19-yard catch-and-run play. Unfortunately
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of bounds. Officials ruled the play a TD, but replay revealed the fumble and
reversed the call, giving the ball to the Bengals.
”I shouldn’t have put my team in that position,” Davis said.
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