Chalk Talk: Alex Erickson gives Bengals a chance with big return

Wide receiver/punt returner Alex Erickson is currently fifth in the league in yards per punt return (10.56) and had a great outing against the Giants this weekend. He returned two punts for a total of 44 yards; gaining 15 yards on his first return and another 29 on his second.

The second return was key because it came late in the game after an unexpectedly long kick by the Giants. If he had failed to return this punt, the team would have had more ground to cover, but after his return put them at the 50-yard line, they were only a first down away from a potential game winning field goal with one minute to play.

This video focuses on that return and everything Erickson had to do to make it…