CINCINNATI - Mike Nugent booted through a 23 yard field goal as the Bengals retake a 30-28 lead over the Denver Broncos in the fourth quarter Monday night.
The Bengals powered to a 20-7 halftime advantage on Jeremy Hill's 85 yard touchdown gash and Andy Dalton's floating toss to Jermaine Gresham from 2 yards.
But Peyton Manning being Peyton Manning, pay dirt was bound to be struck sooner or later, and the driving rainstorm that enveloped southwestern Ohio would little stop him.
Manning flung two touchdowns in the third quarter as the home Bengals were suddenly on the wrong end of a 28-27 scoreline. He connected with Emmanuel Sanders on the two strikes, and Sanders' 33 yard gainer to set up his first came on a 3rd-and-3 to the Bengals 15.
Manning was intercepted twice, by Adam Jones on the Broncos 34 and Reggie Nelson on the Denver 25.
C.J. Anderson rushed from a yard for Denver and Cincy's Giovani Bernard caught a 22 yard catch-and-run score in the third. Anderson's run was set up by Omar Bolden's 77 yard kick return and Bernard's by the ensuing scamper by Adam Jones to the Broncos 27.
Taylor Mays recorded the first sack of his career in the final period when he nailed Manning on a 3rd-and-18 against his goal line.
Andy Dalton was intercepted in the first quarter when his throw for A.J. Green went high and into the clutches of Aqib Talib, who leaped to his feet darted the other way 33 yards for the score. Green was injured on the play when T.J. Ward rammed his helmet into the receiver's right arm when he went up for the catch.
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