The game was on the line.
The Ravens held a 19-12 lead over the Bengals last Sunday with one minute, 12 seconds left in the battle.
Cincinnati was 16 yards from the end zone and the winning touchdown. It was third-and-10.
Outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil, who had missed the five previous games with a lower leg injury, lined up on the left side of the defense. When he got down in his three-point stance with his right hand on the field, Cincinnati’s 6-foot-7 right tackle Eric Winston awaited the 5-foot-11 Dumervil.
It was Dumervil’s 46th play of the day, and he was tired.