Before the game, Cincinnati got some great news as they found out Giovani Bernard had made a full recovery from a previous injury and was ready to take the field.
Randall Cobb, who is well known in this region thanks to his time with the Kentucky Wildcats, was handling kickoff return duties for the Packers. The Bengals defense would keep him quiet for most of the day, however.
And speaking of the Bengals D — they wasted no time making some noise as a sack by Vontaze Burfict and a Rodgers interception put the offense immediately in the red zone.
This would setup an easy run into the end zone by "The Law Firm" BenJarvus Green-Ellis, giving the Bengals a quick 7-0 lead.
But Aaron Rodgers came back on the next drive and said "Anything you can do, I can do better," as he broke free for a 71-yard touchdown run to tie the score at 7-7.
To start the second quarter, the Bengals put together a nice looking drive capped off by a 15-yard touchdown toss from Andy Dalton to Orson Charles, putting Cincinnati back on top 14-7.
The Packers would receive decent field position on their next drive thanks to a botched kickoff by Mike Nugent. But all they could muster was three points as the Bengals defense held them to a field goal as the game headed into halftime.
Fans who attended Sunday's game were in for a real treat at halftime as the Cincinnati Bengals Marching Band took the field to play an orchestrated version of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines."
Things got a little ugly starting in the second half as a Jermaine Gresham fumble led to a turnover, giving the Packers an opportunity to take the lead.
The ensuing Packer drive would set up a monstrous 41-yard touchdown run by Eddie Lacy, giving his team a 17-14 lead over the Bengals in the third quarter.
The Bengals would bounce right back, marching all the way down to the Packer 12-yard line where they faced a 4th down and 3 situation.
The smart choice would probably have been taking the easy field goal to tie the score at 17. But Green-Ellis told his team in the huddle, "This is a video game, and in video games, you always go for it on 4th down." The Bengals would convert, giving them a great opportunity to take a fourth-quarter lead.
It would be Green-Ellis again bulldozing his way into the end zone to make the score 21-17 with about 3:30 left to play in the game.
Following the next kickoff, Aaron Rodgers knew he was going to have to lead his team down the field once again if the Packers wanted to escape Paul Brown Stadium with a win. But the Bengals defense, which had been rock solid all day, made another huge stop on fourth down giving Cincinnati possession of the ball late in the game.
The Packers would use all of their timeouts, hoping for one last chance to get the ball back.
But Andy Dalton and the Bengals offense were able to convert and run out the clock for a huge 21-17 win over the visiting Packers.
The Bengals were led by BenJarvus Green-Ellis' 150 yards on the ground which produced two touchdowns. The Bengals defense also came away with two very clutch interceptions of Aaron Rodgers. Dalton and his receiving crew never really got in sync, however, as he only connected on half of his passes for a total of 87 yards.
At the end of Week 3 in the Cincinnati Bengal Tecmo Super Bowl Season, the good guys find themselves still leading the AFC North with a record of 3-0-0. But a Browns victory over the Vikings allowed them to keep pace as they remain just one game behind.
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