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Hayden Hurst's TD catch seals win for Bengals (0:30)

The Bengals added some insurance on their lead late in the fourth quarter. It was 0: 30.

11:14 PM ET

A head and neck injury suffered by Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in the second quarter was the main story of the game.

Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati was able to win the game in the end despite the game being ugly.

Cincinnati will not be complaining about how it won. The Bengals lost their first two games of the season. In the fourth week of last season, Cincinnati faced a tough game at home on "Thursday Night Football." The win was a much-needed one for the team.

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The game was described as prime-time malaise. Cincinnati was sluggish on the showcase night but still had a chance to pull out another win.

Joe Mixon scored his first rushing touchdown of the season after picking up chunks of yards on the team's opening drive. Mixon's production slowed down over the course of the game. It took 17 carries for Mixon to get 50 yards. In the fourth quarter, Mixon was stuffed on a third-and- goal attempt.

The Cincinnati quarterback didn't have a good game against Miami and the proof is in the Next Gen Stats. Burrow completed his first 10 passes without throwing behind the line of scrimmage. He missed on his first five throws. A 59-yard touchdown pass to a wide receiver was one of the deep passes that moved the offense.

Let's discuss the offense again. Things didn't look good for Cincinnati for the third game in a row. The fans booed the offense on a few occasions. There were a couple of bright spots, but the lackluster showing for the first three quarters will be disconcerting for those hoping the Week 3 win against the New York Jets meant the offense was starting to click.

The Bengals have scored an opening drive touchdown in each of the last two weeks. They had at least two opening-drive touchdown in each of the last three seasons.

At Ravens, the next game will be played.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins lost to theBengals in the first prime-time game of the season, which ended their perfect season.

None of that mattered.

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On a night when Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering head and neck injuries, he wasn't on the field. It was the second week in a row that Tagovailoa was forced out of a game after he hit his head on the ground.

The Dolphins said that Tagovailoa was conscious and moving his limbs. He was going to be released and go back to Miami with the team.

While preparing for the possibility of Tagovailoa not being available for Thursday's game, coach Mike McDaniel said situations like these are why you sign a veteran like Teddy At this point in his career, he is more of a game manager than a quarterback. He threw a 64 yard pass to Tyreek Hill in the red zone. He made a mistake in the fourth quarter.

Mostert ran for 69 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. He has looked like the team's best back for the past three weeks and was rewarded with the primary share of the workload. It strengthened Mostert's claim to the lead-back role. He won't lead the way until he's no longer in the hot seat.

With a 64 yard reception in the third quarter, Tyreek Hill has as many 60-yard catches as he did over the past two seasons.

The next game is at the Jets.