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Big Plays
3rd Quarter
The Bengals offense, led by all backups, begins the second half with the ball and a 10-6 lead.
Cincinnati’s offense goes three plays before punting the ball away.
The Bengals defense forces the Lions to punt once again.
Johnson leads an impressive drive, getting the Bengals into the red zone.
A third down sack by the Lions forces Cincinnati into another field goal. Evan McPherson’s kick is good.
Bengals up 13-6.
2nd Quarter
Joe Flacco, now in at quarterback, opens the second with the ball and a 3-0 lead.
The second quarter opens with a pass to the star of training camp - Colbie Young.
Flacco connects with Young for 20 yards and a Bengals first down.
What was an impressive drive ended with zero points.
Kendall Milton fumbles the ball deep in Lions territory and Detroit recovers. Lions back on offense.
Cincinnati’s defense avenges Milton two plays later.
With the rain coming down, the Lions put the ball on the ground. The Bengals top draft pick, Cashius Howell, recovers the fumble.
Cincinnati takes over on the Lions’ 7-yard line.
Cashius Howell. Impressive first showing in Cincinnati. #Bengals @FOX19 pic.twitter.com/VNGBrX3Bbj
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) August 14, 2026
Two plays later, Flacco finds rookie tight end Jack Endries for the touchdown. Bengals now up 10-0.
JACK ATTACK! pic.twitter.com/MI48yvg5El
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) August 13, 2026
Journeyman quarterback Josh Dobbs comes in for the Lions.
Detroit is unable to make anything of it and punts the ball away following a Chris Jenkins sack.
Josh Johnson now leads the Bengals offense out. Flacco’s day is done.
Cincinnati goes three and out.
Dobbs and the Lions managed to get on the board with a field goal.
Bengals now lead 10-3 right before halftime.
The Bengals offense squanders a big kickoff return. Cincinnati is unable to get any points on the board before halftime.
Lions take over in good position and after a run are in field goal range.
Detroit makes a 52-yard field goal to cut the Bengals to 10-6.
1st Quarter
Fans don’t have to wait long to get to see the big offseason addition - Dexter Lawrence. Cincinnati begins the game on defense after winning the coin toss and choosing to defer.
The Lions wasted no time and in less than three minutes were in the Bengals territory.
Jordan Battle comes up with a huge interception to halt the Detroit drive.
Jordan Battle comes down with the INT
Battle provided tight coverage (less than 1 yard of separation) for a total of 99.6 seconds last season, 5th-most among safeties per @NextGenStats
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Altmyer's pass is intercepted by Jordan Battle.
Lions were moving before the pick. 38 yards on five plays before the turnover.#Bengals | @FOX19
— Cole McIntire (@ColemcintireTV) August 13, 2026
Burrow and the offense take over.
Burrow connects with Ja’Marr Chase on his first pass of the preseason to get Cincinnati a first down.
A sack a couple of plays later put the Bengals in a long third down they could not convert.
Lions back on offense.
Bengals offense on that drive:
* Net yards: 21
* Joe Burrow: 2/2, 21 yard (sacked once)
* Ja'Marr Chase: 1/1 16 yards
* Chase Brown: 2 att, 9 yards#Bengals | @FOX19
— Cole McIntire (@ColemcintireTV) August 13, 2026
The Bengals defense returns to the field but without Lawrence, DJ Turner and Jonathan Allen.
The Lions go three-and-out, punting the ball back to the Bengals.
Burrow, Chase and Higgins are getting a second series. The big three are back on the field.
Cincinnati gets the short passing game going with the rain starting to fall at Paycor.
The Bengals have a pair of first downs and are past midfield on the drive.
The drive stalled, but the Bengals come away with three points on an Evan McPherson 56-yard field goal.
Joe Burrow just took a big hit on third down. #Bengals first team offense: 1/3 on third downs tonight. @FOX19
— Gabi Sorrentino (@GSorrentinoTV) August 13, 2026
In two drives the Bengals have ran 13 plays.
7 pass, 6 rush plays.
McPherson nails a 56 yard field goal.
Q1 3:42 CIN: 3 DET: 0#Bengals | @FOX19
— Cole McIntire (@ColemcintireTV) August 13, 2026
The Lions once again drive down the field into field goal range.
Their drive ends after the Lions could not convert a fourth and three.
Cincinnati’s offense takes the field with a change at quarterback.
Burrow’s day is done as Joe Flacco comes in.
A big cheer for Joe Flacco as he takes the field.#Bengals @FOX19
— Gabi Sorrentino (@GSorrentinoTV) August 13, 2026
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