Word: cincinnatis
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...Ranch Cincinnati...
...Cincinnati...
...December 21, 1980, in the last game of the regular season, Cincinnati faced Cleveland. For McInally and the Bengals the game could bring no tangible benefit. They were out of the playoff picture. For Cleveland a win meant a divisional title. With nothing to gain by winning, everyone expected Cincinnati to roll over and play dead. The Bengals, and especially McInally, had other ideas...
...Cincinnati came out hitting, and when the Browns realized that they were not going to get their title without a fight, they did some hitting of their own. Late in the first quarter, McInally caught a pass for a Bengal first down, but on the tackle he was hit hard in the head by an illegal forearm and knocked unconscious...
Then in the third quarter, with the Browns up, 24-17, McInally shocked everyone when he trotted back onto the field to enter a game that meant nothing in the standings. With Cleveland fighting desperately to hold on to its seven-point edge, Cincinnati quarterback Ken Anderson called McInally's number. The combination clicked for a 59-yard touchdown to tie the score...