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CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Sam Hubbard was disappointed as Ryan Tannehill slipped past him White Stephon Gilmore Jerseys , avoiding a sack. A moment later, the football slipped out of the quarterback’s grasp and flew right to Hubbard, who was as surprised as anyone to have it in his hands.“All I had to do was run straight,” Hubbard said.Straight into the end zone he went on a 19-yard fumble return , yet another wacky play that completed Cincinnati’s indescribable comeback. The Bengals scored 27 straight points and rallied for a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday that extended their best start since 2015 — the last time they made the postseason.This one is looking a little more like a playoff team each week.“The vibe over here is crazy,” running back Joe Mixon said.The Bengals (4-1) appeared headed for a desultory home-field loss as the Dolphins (3-2) — playing with depleted lines — rolled ahead 17-0 with the help of Jakeem Grant’s 70-yard punt return for a touchdown. The Bengals’ defensive line pulled it out with two wacky plays.Tannehill tried to avoid a sack by throwing the ball at his tight end’s feet. Instead, it slipped from his hand and caromed off Durham Smythe’s helmet Stephon Gilmore Jerseys 2019 , flying directly to Michael Johnson. He ran 22 yards untouched for his first NFL touchdown.The defense closed it out when Carlos Dunlap hit a scrambling Tannehill and the ball flew directly to Hubbard for his quick jaunt to the end zone and a 27-17 lead with 2:37 to go.The Dolphins were dazed.“I didn’t know what happened,” said Tannehill, who had three turnovers. “I heard the crowd cheer and (saw) everyone run away from me, so I knew something bad happened.”The win left Cincinnati alone atop the AFC North heading into a rivalry game next Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have won six straight and 14 of 17 in their series. The Dolphins have to recover from a 38-7 drubbing by New England and their meltdown against the Bengals, with Bears up next.Some takeaways from Paul Brown Stadium:DEFENSE MAKES THE DIFFERENCECincinnati’s young defense has given up a lot of yards but made decisive fourth-quarter plays in three of their wins. Safety Clayton Fejedelem returned a fumble for a touchdown to beat Indianapolis, and the Bengals forced a fumble by Joe Flacco that set up their win over the Ravens. On Sunday White Lawrence Guy Jerseys , they had the two decisive touchdowns.“Look at the plays these guys made down the stretch today, and they’re rookies,” coach Marvin Lewis said.MIXON’S MARKThe Bengals got a break with Mixon, who missed only two games after having a piece of torn cartilage removed from his right knee. With their other veteran running back — Giovani Bernard — sidelined with a knee injury, they leaned heavily on Mixon and he came through. Mixon ran 22 times for 93 yards and had three catches, including an 18-yard touchdown.LONG TIMEThe Bengals hadn’t been shut out in an opening half and rallied to win since 2004, when they trailed Miami 3-0 at halftime and pulled it out 16-13. It was only the fourth time in franchise history that they scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and won — they also did it in 1972 Lawrence Guy Jerseys 2019 , 1978 and 2004.RARE COMPANYGrant’s 70-yard punt return made him the first Dolphin to score on a reception, a kickoff return and a punt return in the same season. He had a 102-yard kickoff return against Tennessee in the season opener. Grant joins Dante Hall (2003) as the only NFL players with a 100-yard kickoff return, a 70-yard punt return and a 50-yard TD catch in the same season. The last NFL player with a touchdown of all three varieties was the Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill in 2016.DEPLETED DOLPHINS’ LINEMiami already was missing two starters on the offensive line when left tackle Laremy Tunsil got a concussion early in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins struggled to protect Tannehill the rest of the way, contributing to the Bengals’ surge.“Our left tackle wasn’t in,” coach Adam Gase said. “That kind of can do some damage. And when you get behind, it causes problems.” Mitchell’s career has officially come to an end."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots NewsFormer Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell announces his retirementNew,52commentsMitchell’s career has officially come to an end.EDTShareTweetShareShareFormer Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell announces his retirementIsaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsPlaying in the New England Patriots’ offense is notoriously difficult White Rex Burkhead Jerseys , so it naturally was encouraging to see fourth-round rookie Malcolm Mitchell turn into a key contributor in 2016: the Georgia product appeared in 16 of the Patriots’ 19 games during the team’s Super Bowl run and finished his first NFL campaign with a combined 39 catches for 476 yards and four touchdowns. His rookie season was one of the best in New England’s recent memory.Mitchell’s 16th game — Super Bowl 51 during which he caught six passes for 70 yards — unfortunately turned out to be his last one in the league: after missing all of 2017 due to a nagging knee injury and later getting released by the Patriots in August 2018, the 26-year-old announced his retirement at an event at his alma mater today. He followed the announcement by also sharing the following statement on Instagram:With Mitchell’s playing days officially coming to an end, his focus will now fully turn on his reading initiative Read With Malcolm and his work as an author of children’s literature.