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NFL Game Summary - Cincinnati at Miami

Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Cameron Wake sacked Andy Dalton in the end zone for a safety with 6:38 left in overtime, giving the Miami Dolphins a wild and much-needed 22-20 win at Sun Life Stadium.

Wake's third sack of the night ended a four-game losing streak for Miami (4-4) that very nearly reached five after a pair of Giovani Bernard second-half rushing touchdowns and Mike Nugent's 54-yard field goal turned a 14-point deficit into a 20-17 Cincinnati lead with 1:24 remaining in regulation.

The Dolphins' special teams came through down the stretch, though, with Caleb Sturgis drilling a game-tying 44-yard field goal with 11 seconds to go in the fourth quarter and Brandon Fields setting up Wake's final sack by pinning the Bengals deep in their own end with a 32-yard pooch punt.

Miami's defense aided the cause as well by intercepting Andy Dalton three times, one of which was returned 92 yards for a touchdown by Brent Grimes.

Dalton, named the AFC's Offensive Player of Month for October earlier in the day, finished with 338 yards on a 32-of-53 completion rate but failed to throw for a touchdown five days after putting up five in a 49-9 rout of the New York Jets.

The Dolphins, on the other hand, got a turnover-free performance from Ryan Tannehill and a 16-carry, 105-yard effort out of Lamar Miller. Tannehill had a 1-yard touchdown run while going an efficient 20-of-28 for 208 yards through the air.

Cincinnati (6-3) had a four-game win streak snapped despite a career-best 11 catches by A.J. Green totaling 128 yards.

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