Even without star wideout , the scratched and clawed their way to the AFC North lead with a tight win over the rival . Here's what you need to know from Cincinnati's over Baltimore at Paul Brown Stadium:On the , we propped up Baltimore (5-3) as the cla s of the AFC North. Not so fast. The (4-2-1) on Sunday completed a season sweep of the with an imperfect but gritty triumph that boiled down to one big play: With 47 seconds left and the down 27-24, appeared to fling an to . The veteran wideout, though, was flagged for offensive pa s interference, putting the would Shaquille O'Neal Jersey -be comeback on ice.The still mi s , but the offense was better than last week. After just against the , and friends opened the game with an authoritative 80-yard touchdown march and pieced together three scoring drives in the second half. Dalton, though, appeared to hand the tilt away in the fourth when he lost the ball on a strip-sack that took 39 yards to the Cincinnati 8. One play later, scored a to put the up 21-20 with time ticking away. Little did we know 10 more points would be scored.Two weeks removed from his 10-catch, 120-yard outburst against the , put on another show with five catches for 125 yards off a team-leading nine targets. He showed off his moves with a 48-yard grab on Cincy's opening scoring march before helping to set up the team's second touchdown with a 26-yard end around. Nobody can replace Green, but Sanu has emerged as a legitimate playmaker. has been a revelation for Baltimore. On his fifth team in seven years, the running back came into Sunday as the league's fourth-leading rusher. Putting up a workmanlike 68 yards at four yards per clip, Forsett ran with power up the middle and displayed his speed around the edges. Throw in Taliaferro -- who piled up 69 total yards and two scores -- and this team doesn't mi s . cover man was carted off to the locker room with a sprained left foot and never returned. held his own in relief, but losing Smith long-term would serve as a killer for Baltimore.Keep an eye on . The seventh-round pa s-catcher hauled in three pa ses for 40 yards and earned Flacco's trust by winning his share of one-on-one battles. Tight end also helped patch over the lo s of with 23 yards off a pair of grabs.The "Around The NFL Podcast" is now available on iTunes! to listen and subscribe. Al-Farouq Aminu Jersey