▁the ▁rank ings . ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁ ▁The ▁Card inals ▁next ▁started ▁their ▁Big ▁East ▁schedule ▁playing ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Bear c ats ▁in ▁a ▁home coming ▁game . ▁The ▁Bear c ats , ▁led ▁by ▁third - year ▁head ▁coach ▁Mark ▁D anton io ▁and ▁quarter back ▁D ust in ▁Gr ut za , ▁though ▁struggling ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 - 3 ▁record ▁on ▁the ▁season , ▁had ▁played ▁number ▁ 1 ▁ranked ▁Ohio ▁State ▁and ▁highly ▁ranked ▁Virginia ▁Te ch , ▁and ▁had ▁held ▁early ▁leads ▁on ▁both . ▁Card inal ▁quarter back , ▁Brian ▁Bro hm ▁returned ▁from ▁his ▁thumb ▁injury , ▁but ▁strugg led ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half . ▁The ▁Bear c ats ▁took ▁an ▁early ▁lead ▁on ▁a ▁field ▁goal ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁Card inals ▁tied ▁the ▁game , ▁took ▁another ▁lead ▁with ▁a ▁touch down ▁pass ▁by ▁Gr ut za . ▁The ▁Card inals ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁score ▁twice ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁half , ▁including ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 - yard ▁pass ▁by ▁Bro hm , ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁ 1 3 - 1 0 ▁lead ▁to ▁hal ft ime . ▁After ▁the ▁half , ▁the ▁Card inals ▁scored ▁on ▁an ▁Anthony ▁Allen ▁r ush ▁and ▁another ▁field ▁goal ▁by ▁Art ▁Car m ody ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁ 2 3 - 1 0 ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter . ▁Gr ut za ▁threw ▁another ▁touch down ▁pass ▁with ▁four ▁minutes ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁win ▁with