For Week 8 action of their Tecmo Super Bowl season, the Cincinnati Bengals welcomed Geno Smith and the New York Jets to Paul Brown Stadium.
To get things rolling, quarterback Andy Dalton, who was back from his Tecmo injury, tucked the ball and ran, getting the Bengals deep in Jets territory.
But the opening Bengal drive was cut short as Dalton followed up his big run with an interception.
On this drive, the Bengals found pay dirt as BenJarvus Green-Ellis broke loose for a monster run, giving the Bengals a 7-0 lead late in the opening quarter of play.
The next Jets drive looked just like their first drive as Geno Atkins won the battle of the Genos again, forcing another New York three-and-out.
The Bengals survived a scare on the ensuing punt return as Brandon Tate lost control of the ball. Cincinnati managed to keep possession though.
The offense continued to click for the Bengals as a Mohamed Sanu 41-yard reception set up another touchdown score for Green-Ellis.
At the half, the Bengals were pitching a shutout, leading the Jets 14-0. Green-Ellis was leading the way for Cincinnati, already amassing 120 yards on just seven carries. Geno Smith had yet to complete a pass to any of his Jet receivers.
The Tecmo Super Bowl Blimp was again on hand for the halftime show. Fans who used the hashtag #BengalsBlimp before the game were entered into a chance to drive the aircraft through the Queen City skies.
Opening up the second half, Geno Smith finally completed a pass. Unfortunately for the Jets, it was to a Bengals defender, giving the ball back to Cincinnati.
The Law Firm continued his strong performance on the ground as run after run eventually landed him in the end zone again, giving the Bengals a comfortable 21-0 third quarter lead.
And the Bengal scoring wasn't limited to just the offense. When the Jets took over on their next drive, a fumble turned into disaster for New York as running back Chris Ivory was planted in his own end zone with the ball.
This made the score 23-0 Bengals as the third quarter came to a close.
The Jets tried to get something going on defense as Sheldon Richardson got a hold of Dalton in the backfield. But Dalton came right back with another huge keeper, taking it all the way to the house this time.
The follies would go on for the Jets as they fumbled the ball again on their next possession. This time it was picked up by James Harrison who almost took it back for a touchdown.
Dalton would take it again himself for the touchdown score, giving the Bengals a commanding 37-0 lead in the fourth quarter.
The Jets had no choice but to go for it on 4th and long on their next drive, but another incomplete Geno Smith pass gave the ball back to the men in orange and black stripes.
The safe thing to do here would be to run the clock out. But Dalton and the Bengal offense kept their foot on the gas as the quarterback connected with Mohamed Sanu on a 25-yard touchdown completion.
This would make the final score as the Bengals just smacked around and completely shutout the New York Jets, 44-0.
Green-Ellis finished the game with 12 carries for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Sanu only had two catches but made both of them count, totaling 66 yards. Dalton only mustered 112 yards through the air but that was 112 more yards than Geno Smith tallied, as the Jets QB failed to complete a pass to a Jets receiver.
Due to an unfortunate computer incident, the Tecmo Super Bowl season standings had to be reset. But the Bengals still sit atop the AFC North at 5-3.
Coming up on Halloween, the Bengals will take their talents to South Beach for Thursday night Tecmo Super Bowl action against the upstart Miami Dolphins.
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