Jordan Battle had an extended fumble restoration for a landing within the bag on Sunday afternoon.
A minimum of, he did proper up till it was time to cross the purpose line.
The Cincinnati Bengals security scooped up a fumble by Tennessee Titans working again Tony Pollard within the second half of their recreation on Sunday and ran it again 61 yards for what appeared like a certain landing at Nissan Stadium. However, when he was inches away from the tip zone, Battle someway misplaced management of the ball and truly despatched it flying out of the again of the tip zone.
All Battle wanted was another step. As an alternative, he handed the ball proper again to the Titans for the touchback.
That might have been Battle’s first profession landing, too. The second-year security out of Alabama had 71 complete tackles and one interception final season as a rookie. He entered Sundays’ recreation with 35 tackles this season. As an alternative, his first ever rating should wait.
Regardless of Battle’s blunder, the Bengals had been nonetheless in full management of the sport. Titans quarterback Will Levis was intercepted for a landing on the drive earlier than, which put the Titans up by 16 factors late within the third quarter. The Bengals have misplaced 4 of their final six video games earlier than Sunday’s contest in Nashville, although they had been coming off a wild late 27-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys final week. That obtained them to 5-8 on the yr, and stored them alive within the playoff race.
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