donning a poncho and sombrero after scoring a touchdown (he had been fined three weeks earlier for joking about bribing the referees). Week 14 saw the Bengals travel to Minnesota, where the Vikings routed them 30–10. During the week after that game, tragedy struck when Chris Henry fell out of a pickup truck during a domestic dispute and died from his injuries. The team's previously lighthearted mood turned to one of mourning, and they lost the next match against San Diego. After a victory over the Chiefs, the Bengals secured the AFC North title for only their second playoff berth since 1990. They traveled to the Meadowlands for a match with the New York Jets, but still shaken from Chris Henry's death, they were shut out 37–0. The Bengals and Jets had to face each other again in the wild-card round of the playoffs, but now in Cincinnati. Their season, which looked so promising a few weeks earlier, ended with a whimper as the Jets won a second time, the score being 24–14. 2010s: the Andy Dalton era Lewis and Zac Taylor have coached the Bengals in the 2010s. Memorable players from the 2010s Andy Dalton, quarterback. Dalton has set numerous quarterback records for the Bengals since he was thrust into the starting role as a rookie and has passed for at least 3,000 yards in each of his first seven seasons. A. J. Green, wide receiver. Selected 4th overall in the 2011 NFL draft, Green made the Pro Bowl in each of his first seven seasons and was named an All-Pro twice. Vontaze Burfict, linebacker. An undrafted player, Burfict became one of the NFL's most dominant and feared defensive players but has also been accused of dirty play. Giovani Bernard and Jeremy Hill formed a respectable running back tandem for several seasons between 2013 and 2017, but both were supplanted by Joe Mixon in later years. Adam "Pacman" Jones, cornerback and return specialist. Despite controversy amid his signing stemming from past off-field issues, Jones became a stalwart on the Bengals defense for numerous years. Russell Bodine, center. Bodine started every game in his Bengals career before signing with the Buffalo Bills. Kevin Huber, punter. A Cincinnati native who attended both high school and college in the city, Huber was recognized as an All-Pro in 2014. 2010 During the offseason, the Bengals signed wide receiver Terrell Owens to a one-year