Oakland Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals Match Player Stats On Nov 25, 2012

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 25, 2012

Bengals 34, Raiders 10: BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for a season-high 129 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries as host Cincinnati spoiled Carson Palmerกฏs return by rolling over Oakland.

Palmer, who was drafted No. 1 overall by the Bengals in 2004, forced his way out of Cincinnati via trade to the Raiders last season. He continued a rough season for Oakland by throwing for just 146 yards with one touchdown and an interception.

Palmerกฏs replacement, Andy Dalton, went 16-of-30 for 210 yards and three touchdowns while Mohamed Sanu caught two scoring passes for the Bengals (6-5), who have won three straight to climb back into wild-card contention in the AFC.

Green-Ellis gave Cincinnati a quick lead with a 1-yard touchdown plunge 5:48 into the first quarter and Dalton found Sanu for a 2-yard scoring pass on the next drive to make it a 14-0 advantage. Oakland (3-8) was forced to punt on each of its first four possessions, and Dalton and Sanu hooked up again on a 5-yard scoring play with 7:28 left in the second quarter to extend the lead.

Palmer cut it to 24-10 with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Denarius Moore with 2:21 left in the third quarter, but Dalton found Jermaine Gresham for a 7-yard TD with 3:39 remaining to put away the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Cincinnati WR A.J. Green caught three passes for 111 yards but was kept out of the end zone, snapping a streak of nine straight games with a TD. กญ Green-Ellis has gone over 100 yards in two straight games after failing to reach the century mark in any of the Bengalsกฏ first nine contests. กญ Oakland RBs Darren McFadden (ankle) and Mike Goodson (ankle) remained out.