The Cincinnati Bengals needed until December to register the first win of the season but that doesn’t make the 22-6 victory over the New York Jets any less sweet.

There, the Bengals jumped out to an early 17-3 lead thanks to the return of Andy Dalton, then fell back on a strong defense to cruise in the second half.

Coming out of victory No. 1, these were the winners and losers.

 

Winner: Andy Dalton

Who else? Promoted to starter again, Dalton looked sharp compared to the rookie Ryan Finley of the last few weeks. He passed Ken Anderson on the Bengals all-time touchdowns list and helped the team score the second-highest total of the year. He completed 22 of 37 attempts for 243 yards and one touchdown against no interceptions.