All season long, no matter the record, observers wondered when the Cincinnati Bengals would get back to their run-first ways with talented lead back Jeremy Hill.
The much-anticipated answer? Week 12, a 31-7 whipping of the St. Louis Rams.
What a time, right? Coming off a two-game skid to kill the flames of a franchise-best 8-0 start, the Bengals in part found an answer to their struggles through Hill, who carried the ball 16 times for 86 yards, good for better than five yards per rush.
That doesn't sound so impressive, but put the outburst into context with Hill's otherwise disappointing sophomore campaign:
| OPP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD |
| at OAK | 19 | 63 | 3. |