Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) pulls in a 13-yard touchdown reception in front of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Leonard Johnson (29) during the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco) (The Associated Press)
TAMPA, Fla. – Andy Dalton ran for one touchdown and threw to A.J. Green for another Sunday, helping the Cincinnati Bengals stay atop the AFC North with a sloppy 14-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Dalton shrugged off three first-half interceptions to help the Bengals (8-3-1) win on the road for the third consecutive week, a franchise first.
Cincinnati leads the tightest division race in the NFL, beginning the day with a half-game edge over each of its AFC North rivals. Tampa Bay (2-10) threatened in the closing minutes, however a 21-yard completion that would have put them in field goal range was wiped out after a replay review confirmed the Bucs had 12 men on the field.
Dalton ran for a 5-yard TD in the second quarter, then threw 13 yards to Green to put the Bengals ahead 14-10 late in the third.
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