Oct 5th 2008 8:25PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Bengals, Cowboys, AFC North, NFC East
When games like this happen, the best thing to say is “good teams find ways to win these games; bad teams find ways to lose them.”

You can kind of place that sentiment on the Dallas Cowboys’ 31-22 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Dallas jumped all over the Bengals early, building a 17-0 lead. They ran the ball down Cincy’s throat and instantly put the meek Bengals on the ropes.

Yet, they seemed to let off the gas a bit. Cincinnati, sensing the opportunity, used an effective mid-level passing game to get back into the game. Carson Palmer, returning after missing last week with an elbow injury, threw 39 passes for 217 yards and two big TDs to T.J. Houshmandzadeh. The Bengals had a chance to tie the game in the 4th quarter, but failed on a two-point conversion attempt.

Three plays just symbolized the Bengals season.

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