辛辛那提猛虎今天上午在主场发威，以27-20战胜巴尔的摩乌鸦。猛虎队不仅取胜，而且没有球员在这场比赛中受伤。

　　猛虎四分卫卡森·帕默（Carson Palmer）在第四节传出了个人本场的第2次传球达阵，全场他传球32次，成功20次，总传球194玛。

　　猛虎的防守组表现也很出色，本场比赛具有决定性意义的一刻便是防守截锋迈克尔·迈尔斯（Michael Myers）在端区截住了传给乌鸦近端锋托德·希普（Todd Heap）的传球。这次截球使得乌鸦队在临近终场时的反攻化为泡影。

　　猛虎外接手查德·约翰逊（Chad Johnson）曾承诺要做出一个史上最伟大的达阵庆祝动作，并且在今天做出了不错的尝试。但是史上最伟大？也许这并不是端区里最经常的演出，如果你把“白鞋子”比利·约翰逊（Billy "White Shoes" Johnson）或者巴奇·约翰逊（Butch Johnson）的“加州地震”算上的话。

　　不过今天猛虎真正的明星是防守端锋罗伯特·吉特斯（Robert Geathers），正是他的截球发动了球队的进攻。

　　埃德·里德（Ed Reed）63码的弃踢回攻达阵帮助乌鸦队在第四节开场以20-19短暂领先，而且他在比赛还剩5分钟时抢到了猛虎的丢球，为乌鸦应得了最后一轮进攻的机会，不过他们没能在最后时刻力挽狂澜。

　　乌鸦几员大将在比赛中受伤——乔纳森·奥格登（Jonathan Ogden）脚踵受伤，早早离场；雷·刘易斯（Ray Lewis）肌肉拉伤，不过仍然坚持比赛；四分卫史蒂夫·麦克奈尔（Steve McNair）因伤在最后一次进攻中被凯尔·博勒（Kyle Boller）替换下场；还有B.J.萨姆斯（B.J. Sams），正是他的受伤造成了里德的那次弃踢回攻。

原文

It was over when ...

Bengals defensive tackle Michael Myers intercepted a pass that hit off the hands of Ravens tight end Todd Heap in the end zone. The interception thwarted the Ravens' comeback attempt in the closing seconds.

Greatest celebration of all-time? That might be stretching it, Chad. 

Game balls

Chad Johnson promised the greatest touchdown celebration in NFL history and he gave a good effort with the Hall of Fame gag. (Video) But greatest of all-time? That might not have been the greatest end zone celebration by a Johnson, if you include Billy "White Shoes" Johnson or the "California Quake" by Butch Johnson. But the real star for Cincinnati was defensive end Robert Geathers, whose interception jump-started the stalled Bengals offense. ... Ed Reed's 63-yard punt return gave the Ravens a brief lead in the fourth quarter, and his crucial fumble recovery with five minutes left to go set up the team's final drive.

Key stat

The Bengals defensive line had the team's two interceptions.

Noteworthy

Injuries hurt the Ravens on Monday night. Three of the most notable injuries were Jonathan Ogden who missed the majority of the game with an Achilles injury, Ray Lewis who hurt his triceps, but remained in the game, and quarterback Steve McNair, who was replaced by Kyle Boller on the final drive. And don't forget the injury to B.J. Sams, whose injury set up Reed's punt return.