yards and an eight-yard reception. On September 16, 2013, Bernard scored two touchdowns in a 20–10 Monday Night Football win over the Bengals' division rival Pittsburgh Steelers. On October 31, 2013, Bernard scored two touchdowns on nine carries in an overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins. Bernard's second score came on a 35-yard touchdown run that was praised by commentators as one of the best runs of the season. On December 8, 2013, Bernard had a season-high 99 rushing yards on 12 carries while also racking up 49 receiving yards on four catches in a 42–28 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. In his first season with the Bengals, they finished with an 11–5 record and made the playoffs. Bernard played in his first playoff game on January 5, 2014, a 27–10 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Bernard finished his rookie season second on the team in rushing (695 yards), receptions (56), and total yards (1,209), while ranking third in receiving yards (514) and touchdowns (five rushing and three receiving). He was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team. 2014 season After the Bengals drafted running back Jeremy Hill in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft and Green-Ellis was released at the end of the preseason, Bernard was named the Bengals' starting running back to start the season. In their season opener at the AFC North division rival Baltimore Ravens, on September 7, 2014, Bernard earned his first career start, carrying the ball 14 times for 48 yards, and made six receptions for 62 receiving yards. On October 12, 2014, against the Carolina Panthers, he had his first career game with over 100 rushing yards. After starting the first seven games of the season, he missed Weeks 9–11 due to injury. He finished his second season with a total of 168 carries, 680 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, 43 catches, 349 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns in 13 games and nine starts. 2015 season Bernard entered training camp competing with Jeremy Hill to be the Cincinnati Bengals' starting running back. He was named the backup to Hill to begin the regular season. On September 20, 2015, he had 20 carries for 123 rushing yards after taking over for Hill after he was benched for ineffective play during a 24–19 win over the San Diego Chargers. In Week 5, the Bengals pulled off the second biggest comeback in franchise