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LANDOVER, Md. – On a day the Bengals became Wildcats, A.J. Green watched his quarterback bounce off the ropes when his first pass of the day never left his end zone for a touchdown. Then he watched him steady the offense when the game went careening in the third quarter during one of the more entertaining Bengals games you'll remember. Then he pronounced Sunday that Andy Dalton has "ice in his veins" after the Bengals cooled off RG III.
"That's the thing about Andy; he doesn't let anything get to him," Green said after the 38-31 video arcade victory over the Redskins at FedExField. "We don’t say anything to him because we know he's going from there and (making) the next play."
Throw in a smart, surprising game plan generated by offensive coordinator Jay Gruden not seen in these parts since Sam Wyche doodled on a napkin (head coach Marvin Lewis said it was probably the most creative of his 10 seasons) and Sunday had an old-time Bengals feel rollicking with offense and innovation as they sling-shot into first place in the AFC North with the Ravens at 2-1.
"We're starting to reach our potential," left tackle Andrew Whitworth said after watching one rookie throw a touchdown pass on his first NFL throw and three first- and second-year receivers catch touchdowns on the longest catches of their careers.
"We've got a lot of young guys on the line and at the skill positions. It's great they're able to get more confidence the better they play."
The first three Bengals touchdowns came off snaps to three different players and the last two came off the blistering right hand of Dalton as he jacked his fourth-quarter passer rating this season to a perfect 158.3.
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