CHARGERS 27 BENGALS 10...BOLTS go RUN GAME...SMH! The STRAWBERRY RIFLE'S Playoff Woes continues...BOLTS "D" looks and plays the PART...there was Thunder and Lightning BOLTS in NAVY, BABY Blue, and GOLD in the JUNGLE on the Ohio..."Fight for LAMAR" Gm 2 Recap with QB RIVERS running his Chops non-stop #BOLTSup #TheMURPHboyz

They had opportunities in the 1st half to extend a lead and didn't as the Bengals get a FG as time expires in the 1st half to take a 10-7 lead. With "Mo" clearly on the Benagls Side after the half the Bolts come out and take it right to the Bengals and for a Team that was 8-0 at home...they were stunned!

Behind a fierce Run Game aided by Ryan Mathews (13/52), Danny Woodhead (15/45 TD), and Ronnie Brown (8/77 TD) not of the Auburn War Eagles...yes that Ronnie Brown and Ex-Aqua Boyz 1st Rounder. The Bolts Ground Game could have had Bolts Back Up QB Charlie Whitehurst at QB and still won this ball game. Rivers only passed for 128 yards and had only six passing attempts at Intermission and ended the game just 12 of 16. The Bengals inability to stop the Run was hr key and that Bolts O-Line did the job without Center Nick Hardwick who went out with a reported Neck Stinger.

The Bengals Offensively shot themselves in the foot as the biggest turnover in the game was Bengals RB Giovani Bernard getting stripped from behind by Bolts Backer Donald Butler inside the Bolts 5-yard line right before the half. Unfortunately there would be more Who Dey Turnovers as we run them down:

Bernard Fumble in the Red Zone (2nd Qtr)
Strawberry Rifle Dalton Fumble (3rd Qtr)
Strawberry Rifle Two INTs (2nd Half)

The Bengals move the Pig 20 to 40 but when they got close to the Red Zone or even in Bolts Territory...it was Blunder after Blunder. Dalton is now 0-3 in Playoff Games and had a TD and 6 INTs to his credit. Mike Zimmer's "D" kept them in the game for most of hr game as it was Dalton and Crew who kept costing the Bengals Opportunities. Dalton threw for 334 yards as Bengals WR Marvin Jones caught 8 Pigs for 130 yards as Who Dey still didn't so anything with the yards.

Bolts move onto to play the Manning Mile High and the Broncos on Sunday January 12th. The Colts will head to Foxboro to play the Pats on Saturday January 11th.