The Bengals didn't have to do much in the second half other than let their defense finish it off. Dalton was 15 of 23 for 169 yards and wasn't sacked for the third straight game.
"I'm a little upset with not performing even close to the way we're capable of," coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "What's happening to us is when we have an opportunity to make a play, we're not making it. We're not making the catch. We're not making the tackle. We're not making the kick."
Cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson could have picked it off and returned it for a touchdown,
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Giovani Bernard had a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs. His dive with 1:58 left in the third quarter completed a 14-play, 80-yard drive that lasted 7 minutes,
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Or, he could have leveled Andy Dalton, who was reaching up for the ball on the trick play.
The Titans repeatedly undercut drives with penalties. Locker was 17 of 34 for 185 yards with two interceptions, two sacks and a passer rating of 41.9. Succop missed field goal attempts of 40 and 44 yards in the first half, helping Cincinnati take control.
Tennessee tried to respond to the sad news with a solid showing.
Everything went wrong for the Titans, who committed a safety for holding in the end zone on a punt, missed two field goal attempts, snapped the ball before Jake Locker was ready in shotgun formation, and whiffed on the game's defining play.
The Bengals (3-0) head into their bye week with their best start in eight years and a chance to get some of their many injured players healthy.
He did neither, whiffing on the play.
Dalton's threw his first interception