nally visit off-season practices with his dad. On one occasion, then Saints coach Jim Mora, allowed Peyton to work out and toss some passes to the Saints receivers. Even more unbelievable than a high school student practicing with NFL receivers is the fact that he fit in perfectly at such a young age Tim Masthay Jersey. to pull out the victory. When the Bengals got the ball back with 5:14 left in the fourth, I tweeted, "Carson Palmer for the win..." Five minutes later he delivered. Palmer's 4th and 2 completion to WR Laveranues Coles for a first down was the first of several big plays.
After three consecutive incompletions, the Bengals needed another big play. They got it. Back-up running back, Brian Leonard, made the catch 6 yards short of the first down. Outrunning Steelers linebacker James Farrior, Leonard got within a yard of the first down marker before he was ALMOST brought down. With one arm, Leonard amazingly kept his body off the ground and propelled himself an additional two yards for the first down. After a spike to kill the clock, the Bengals scored. Game over. Some closing thoughts on the Bengals game-winning drive... One: I thought the Bengals were done after Chad Ochocinco dropped the game winning TD. Yes, the cornerback was there, but a star WR needs to make that play.
I thought the Bengals panicked and killed the ball after converting on 4th and 2. I yelled when I saw Carson make the call. With two timeouts and over 45 seconds left, wasting that down wasn't the right call (Jim Nantz raised this question three downs later). Three: other than the aforementioned spike, Carson Palmer was one cool customer. Four: The Bengals faced a tough decision coming out of training camp. They needed to cut one of their running backs. The final spot came down to Brian Leonard and DeDe Dorsey Packers pro shop. The Bengals surprisingly decided to keep both. Leonard's play on 4th and ten gave his team the opportunity to beat the defending champs. And they say preseason doesn't matter.
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