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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Geno Atkins was a key piece of Cincinnati's defense. (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not only did the Bengals lose in heartbreaking fashion to the Dolphins on Halloween night \u2014 the game ended on a walk-off safety in overtime \u2014 they also found out on Friday they've lost Geno Atkins, their most feared pass rusher, for the season with a torn ACL.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atkins suffered the injury in the second quarter, as his right leg gave out while being blocked. An MRI Friday morning revealed the tear on the two-time Pro Bowler, who has 29 sacks in four seasons, including six this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BEDARD: How Atkins prepared for games with film work&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atkins signed a five-year, $55 million contract less than two months ago rather than go into the last year of his rookie deal without a fresh contract. He'll receive $22 million over the next six months, instead of sweating things out after the injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BURKE: Strange ending hands Bengals loss on Halloween&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Really feel for Geno Atkins after reading @gregabedard's superb story this week The best Bengal team in many yrs weeps to lose him to ACL.\n\u2014 Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) November 1, 2013&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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