Despite the line changes, the Bengals were able to run the ball when it mattered.
Green-Ellis scored on a 4-yard run in the second quarter. With the Bengals leading 17-10 and 4:43 left, they got the ball at their 34-yard line and ran out the clock. Their last eight plays were runs,Andrus Peat Jersey, followed by Andy Dalton twice going to his knee as the clock ran out.