The Oregon Panthers bounced back from last weeks loss with a stifling, opportunistic defense that shut down Pierce County's powerful running game and forced four Bengal turnovers. Their offense took advantage of good field position and a couple of 60+ yard plays by RB Ty Williams.

The Bengals offense nearly hit paydirt on their first play with QB David Stump lofting a bomb over the Panther defense that went off the fingertips of WR Jesse Baines. A fumbled snap on 2nd down put the Bengals into 3rd and long. They converted when Stump hit TE Jon Allen over the middle for 10 yards and the Bengals were on the move. RB Jaron Johnson went off right tackle for a big gain. DB Aaron Taylor came up to make the hit and reached in and pulled the ball loose (left). LB Dan Salas was there to cover the ball and give the Panther offense a first down at midfield.

Back to back fumbled snaps pushed the Panthers back to a 3rd and 16 but they converted when QB Naamon Archer lofted a strike to a wide open TE Jim Haxton for 18 yards. The drive stalled after that and the RB/P Ty Williams booted the ball into the endzone for a touchback.

The Bengals offense went 3 and out but the Panthers where penalized for running into the punter and once again the Panthers punt return team extended an opponents drive early in the game. Once again the Panther defense stepped up and held the Bengals to 3 and out. DE Greg Gadbois and Scott Dizmang combined for a sack on 2nd down (left) and CB Frank Ulrich nearly intercepted a pass on 3rd (right) but WR David Poole was able to knock the ball away. A short Bengal punt set up the Panthers near midfield.

The Panthers offense finally moved the ball with Archer hitting WR Marvin Bronson for 32 yards down to the Bengal 18 on a deep out. RB Ty Williams was able to move ball down to the 12 with a burst up the middle but the drive stalled from there and Jay Dizmang put the Panthers on the board with a 29 yard field goal.

A 25 yard kickoff return by Jesse Baines set up the Bengals near midfield but once again they went 3 and out. A good punt pushed Panther return man back to his 15 and he was only able to get the ball out to the 20 before being stopped. Two runs up the middle netted only 5 yards for the Panthers. On 3rd down QB Brandon Victor dropped back behind solid protection and heaved a bomb down the left sideline to RB Ty Williams at the Bengals 40. Williams powered through two Bengal defenders (left) and was on his way to the endzone when he appeared to run out of gas and was caught from behind at the 13 by DB Daniel Hunter (pic). On the next play Victor hit Bronson on a perfectly thrown fade to put the Panthers up 9-0 (right).

Starting at their own 20 the Bengals discovered their tight-ends. Five consecutive completions from QB John Brown to TEs Jon Allen and LaMarcus Ford moved the ball from the Bengals 20 to the Panthers 22. The drive stalled from there and the Bengals came up short on a 45 yard field goal attempt.

The teams traded short drives that ended in interceptions by Travis Thomas and Brandon Moncada (pic 2, pic 3). On 4th and 9 from the Bengal 35 with just a few seconds left, Victor threw to Ulrich who was double covered at the goal line. Safety Sio Fakatoufifita came down with the ball and returned it 99 yards for a score but the Bengals were flagged for taunting during the return.

The Panthers opened the 2nd half by going 80 yards in just 4 plays. Ty Williams burst through the middle and outran the Bengal defense for 67 yards to put the Panthers up 16-0 (left) (pic 2, pic 3).

The teams punted back and forth a couple of times after each offense went 3 and out. Late in the 3rd quarter the Panthers drove 55 yards in 6 plays to go up 23-0. This time it was Naamon Archer hitting WR John Lewis from 15 yards out (right). Williams tallied 29 yards on 4 carries on the drive.

Jesse Baines finally put the Bengals on the board when he returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a score. On their next drive the Bengals moved the ball as deep as the Panther 27 before being stuffed for a 3 yard loss on 4th and 2. That's as close as their offense got to the endzone.

The Panthers went 3 and out and Dana Pompetti boomed a 53 yard punt the pushed Jesse Baines back to his 17 yard line. Baines returned the ball into Panther territory but much of the return was nullified by a penalty and the Bengals took over at their own 25. After his first down pass attempt went off the finger tips of his intended receiver, Bengal QB Niko Wells rolled to his left on 2nd down and threw deep. Panther DB Andre Conley jumped in front of the intended receiver for the interception (left). He returned the ball all the way down to the Bengal 6 yard line. Three plays later Victor threw over Bengal coverage (pic) and hit WR Frank Ulrich for the score giving the Panthers a 30-7 lead (right).

The Bengals 4th turnover of the game ended their next drive. On 3rd and 2, Wells scrambled for the first down but lost the ball when he was tackled by DT Robert Ostrander. Aaron Taylor recovered and the Panther offense ran out the clock.

Rushing: attempts-yards-TDs (long)
Panthers: Ty Williams 20-144-1 (67), Dara Donalde 5-24 (11), Brandon Victor 3-10- (8), Don Holden 1-0,
Damon Uftner 2- -2 (3), Naamon Archer 3- -9 (0)
Bengals: Niko Wells 4-16 (8), Kevin Clark 5-10 (5), Jaron Johnson 3-5 (5), Leon Bronson 1-3, David Stump 1-3

Passing: completions-attempts-interceptions-yards-TDs
Panthers: Brandon Victor 7-13-2-129-2, Naamon Archer 4-6-0-69-1
Bengals: John Brown 7-15-1-86-0, Niko Wells 2-8-1-21-0, David Stump 1-1-0-10-0

Receiving: catches-yards-TDs (long)
Panthers: Marvin Bronson 4-71-1 (32), Frank Ulrich 3-19-1 (10), Ty Williams 1-62, Jim Haxton 1-18, John Lewis 1-15-1, Lance Fields 1-13
Bengals: LaMarcus Ford 3-45 (22), Jesse Baines 3-33 (12), Jon Allen 3-23 (10), Kevin Clark 1-16