Cincinnati Bengals Week 12 MVP: Geno Atkins

The Bengals’ decimation of the Rams was a team effort, brimming with stellar individual performances. Geno Atkins, however, outperformed his teammates, earning our Weekly MVP award.

After two straight weeks of not being able to name a MVP, we’re back with the Week 12 MVP. Last Sunday, the Bengals trounced the St. Louis Rams 31-7, and like always, at least one Bengal played well. In this case, the entire Bengals team played well.

In this game, the entire Bengals defense played lights out.

Thanks to a pass rush that hit Nick Foles an eye-popping 12 times, the secondary broke up nine passes and picked off three more.

Leon Hall, the AFC’s Defensive Player of the Week, was an obvious MVP candidate,…