I took off running, made some things happen. Let's see what happens when everyone plays four quarters. Jeff Blake scrammbles for a first down. The first-team offensive line, except for right tackle Willie Anderson and center Rich Braham, played until Smith left midway through the third quarter. It gave Blake better protection on third down than it did the week before, but receivers appeared to have problems getting open.
Next week is live ammo.
Guys want to work and get better. After's Blake's pass to Jackson, he got sacked on third down when no one came open, meaning in the last three games, Blake converted just six of 22 third-down tries. Working out of the shotgun, Smith fired Cincinnati's longest pass of the night, an 18-yarder to Hundon over the middle to the Atlanta 33. On second and 10, after Smith got flushed out of the pocket, he raced to his right and then pulled up to drill a dart to Hundon sliding out of the right side of the end zone. With his teammates and most of the crowd raising both hands to the sky while they waited for the replay, Smith saluted his first NFL touchdown pass in odd fashion.