"When the Bengals fell behind by 14 early in the third quarter, they turned away from the running game for the most part during the third quarter. Despite being held to 59 yards though, Cedric Benson saw some encouraging things from Andy Dalton and the offense in the 24-22 loss to Denver.

"They needed that which is good. Those guys have a big future. They grew a little bit," said Benson of the performances of Andy Dalton and A.J. Green. "He was good. He can grow into being a great comeback quarterback. A little rocky start but that can be expected.""