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Titans Throw Away Lead, Fall to 1-2
September 21, 2014
Cincinnati OH

Quick Take | Up 21-6 at halftime, Tennessee seemed to be in great shape to improve to 2-1 on the season despite starting rookie Zach Mettenberger. Then, the wheels fell off. Mettenberger fell apart throwing two interceptions and the run game crumbled as Tennessee was outscored 36-7 in the second half.

It was over when... | Giovanni Bernard ran forty-eight yards for the touchdown with 1:46 left in the game. The following two-point conversion made it a fourteen point lead, sealing the game for Cincinnati.

Game Ball | Halfback Giovanni Bernard - 17 Carries, 164 Yards, 1 TD; 6 Receptions, 18 Yards
Bernard was the pivotal piece of an offense that had 228 yards rushing which included the game clinching score.

Game Notes | Andy Dalton left the game in the second quarter, only to return at the start of the third quarter. Reports were that he had a stinger in his shoulder. -- Dexter McCluster had eighty yards on ten touches in the first half only to have nine touches for twenty-seven in the second. -- Bengals rookie cornerback Darqueze Dennard hauled in both of Zach Mettenberger's interceptions and returned one for a touchdown.

Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals
Sep 21, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tennessee Titans (1-1)	7	14	7	0	28
Cincinnati Bengals (1-1)	3	3	22	14	42

Team Stats Comparison
	TEN	CIN
Total Offense	410	439
Rushing Yards	131	228
Passing Yards	279	211
First Downs	21	17
Punt Return Yards	3	10
Kick Return Yards	60	35
Total Yards	473	484
Turnovers	3	2
3rd Down Converstion	4-11	6-15
4th Down Conversion	0-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	2-2
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	1/3
Penalties	1-5	2-20
Posession Time	21:04	26:56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TEN	CIN
3:11	(TEN) J.Finley 29 Yd pass from Z.Mettenberger [R.Succop kick]	7	0
0:11	(CIN) M.Nugent, 17 Yd FG	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TEN	CIN
6:47	(TEN) D.McCluster 12 Yd pass from Z.Mettenberger [R.Succop kick]	14	3
2:16	(TEN) D.McCluster 2 Yd run	21	3
0:10	(CIN) M.Nugent, 31 Yd FG	21	6
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TEN	CIN
10:50	(CIN) J.Hill 52 Yd run [M.Nugent kick]	21	13
9:30	(CIN) D.Dennard, returned interception 52 Yds [2pt]	21	21
5:07	(TEN) K.Wright 21 Yd pass from Z.Mettenberger [R.Succop kick]	28	21
0:10	(CIN) J.Gresham 3 Yd pass from A.Dalton [M.Nugent kick]	28	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TEN	CIN
7:20	(CIN) M.Nugent, 52 Yd FG	28	31
4:29	(CIN) M.Nugent, 21 Yd FG	28	34
1:46	(CIN) G.Bernard 48 Yd run [2pt]	28	42

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Zach Mettenberger 25/46 289 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Dexter McCluster 19 107 5.6 1 Bishop Sankey 2 24 12.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kendall Wright 7 99 14.1 1 Nate Washington 5 45 9.0 0 Dexter McCluster 3 18 6.0 1 Jermichael Finley 1 29 29.0 1

Cincinnati Bengals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andy Dalton 28/41 219 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Giovanni Bernard 17 164 9.6 1 Jeremy Hill 3 63 21.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Marvin Jones 7 44 6.2 0 A.J. Green 7 64 9.1 0 Giovanni Bernard 6 18 3.0 0 Jermaine Gresham 1 3 3.0 1