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SEATTLE - Marvin Lewis politely acknowledged becoming Cincinnatis all-time wins leader only to immediately crack a joke when it was pointed out the Bengals had surpassed their entire win total from a year ago. "We didnt have to go far to surpass last year, unfortunately," Lewis said. Its not just the Bengals win total thats surprising. Theyre doing it thanks to defence, a couple of rookies on offence, and on Sunday one huge special teams play. Quarterback Andy Dalton threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes, one to fellow rookie A.J. Green, Brandon Tate returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown with 3:22 left and the Bengals won their fourth straight with a 34-12 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Toss in Reggie Nelsons 75-yard interception return for a score in the final minute and every phase had a hand in the Bengals fourth straight win and first win on the West Coast since beating San Diego in 2003. Cincinnati is 5-2 for the fourth time in the past 21 years and the previous three times it reached the post-season. The Bengals are tied with Baltimore a half game behind Pittsburgh in the tough AFC North. "We continue to find a way to win it and continue to find a way to keep it interesting. We have to grow on the positives and weve got to correct the negatives," Lewis said. "Thats a hard-fought game. It started out with more talking than playing. We got ahead at that point, and we were able to settle down and play a little bit more better in the second half." Dalton tossed TDs of 14 yards to Jerome Simpson and a beautiful 43-yarder that dropped into the arms of Green in the second quarter to give the Bengals a 17-3 lead. From there, the Bengals (5-2) leaned on their impressive defence that bent, but managed to keep Seattle out of the end zone until the fourth quarter. "To the people on the outside, they may be surprised and what not," Cincinnati cornerback Leon Hall said. "Every season we come in expecting to win. ... Just hopefully, weve got some big games coming up, so we execute in those games." Dalton made mistakes in the second half, throwing a pair of interceptions and the Bengals managed only 252 yards of total offence. That proved to be enough thanks to special teams, defence and flubs from the struggling Seahawks. Dalton, whom Seattle passed on in Aprils draft by using its late first-round pick on right tackle James Carpenter instead of the quarterback out of TCU, was 18 of 29 for 168 yards. Green finished with four catches for 63 yards. Mike Nugent made two field goals, including a 48-yarder with 4:50 left to give the Bengals a 20-12 lead. It capped a drive where Cincinnati used four minutes and forced Seattle to get a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie. It was a moot point. Seattle (2-5) went three-and-out on the ensuing possession and Tate, filling in for Adam Jones who was injured in the first quarter, caught Jon Ryans punt and sprinted nearly untouched to seal the victory. It was Cincinnatis first punt return for a score since 2003. "For some reason when he kicked it I had the feeling I was going to do something special with it," Tate said. "I didnt know I was going to score, but I put all the trust in my teammates. The other 10 guys did their job, I just went out and did mine." One of Cincinnatis challenges was deciphering Seattles quarterback. Charlie Whitehurst started after coach Pete Carroll determined he wanted to try and hold out Tarvaris Jackson, and his pectoral injury, another week. But Whitehurst was ineffective and Jackson entered midway through the second quarter. The quarterback roulette that never hit on the right number was part of a maddening and confusing day that started when receiver Mike Williams was surprisingly inactive after not being listed on any injury reports all week. The Seahawks (2-5) were flustered to the point where running back Marshawn Lynch was barking at coaches on the bench after Seattle was held to a field goal on the final play of the third quarter -- the second time they were stymied inside the 10. "There were a couple plays out there where I feel myself, I didnt execute right, and I think those were plays that would have put the game in a different perspective," Lynch said. Jackson finished 21 of 40 for a career-high 323 yards in just 2 1/2 quarters, while Whitehurst was 4 of 7 for 52 yards and was sacked twice in his limited appearance. And Carroll again flubbed his time management late in the first half. When Seattle was out of timeouts, Carroll called a run play on fourth-and-2 at the Cincinnati three-yard line with 14 seconds left. Lynch got the two yards, but the ball was not spotted in time to be spiked and Seattle walked away with no points. The mistake appeared huge when Seattle trailed just 17-12 early in the fourth quarter before the Bengals pulled away. "It would have been a good call if we made it," Carroll said. "But we didnt." Notes: Carroll said Williams tweaked a hamstring and thats why he was not active. ... Seattle WRs Sidney Rice (102) and Ben Obomanu (107) both topped 100 yards receiving. ... Jones said his hamstring was just a tweak and that he would do "whatever I have to do to be healthy," for next weeks game at Tennessee. ... Lewis passed Sam Wyche for most wins in Bengals history. cheap jerseys .A. 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Mike Conley had 23 points and six assists, Marc Gasol added 14 points and 12 rebounds and the Grizzlies easily dispatched the short-handed Timberwolves 109-92 on Monday night. "We caught a good team on the second night of a back-to-back," Memphis coach Dave Joerger said. Memphis goal was to take immediate advantage of a Minnesota team coming off a 127-120 loss to Phoenix on Sunday in which the Timberwolves squandered a 22-point lead. Memphis never trailed and held a double-digit lead from the 3:27 mark of the first quarter to the end. "We didnt want to give them too much leeway," Conley said. "Weve been in the same shoes. Youre coming in off a tough game, and you kind of walk through the first part of the game. "We just wanted to jump out there as early as we could, set the tempo and try to get ahead of them." Zach Randolph finished with 17 points for Memphis, while Tayshaun Prince and Ed Davis added 12 points apiece. Mike Miller scored 11 as the Grizzlies won their 10th straight home game. Kevin Love led the Timberwolves with 16 points, but shot 6-of-18 from the field, part of Minnesota shooting 38 per cent for the game. Corey Brewer had 15 points and Kevin Martin finished with 13. Gorgui Dieng, in the starting lineup because of injuries on Minnesotas front line, finished with 11 points and 17 rebounds. The victory left Memphis in the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoff race, a half-game ahead of Dallas and Phoenix. Meanwhile, the consecutive losses to the Grizzlies and Suns pushed the Timberwolves seven games behind Phoenix and the Mavericks. While not mathematically eliminated, the Timberwolves are beginning to understand their situation. "We just have to be competitive. Thats the biggest key right now — get through the end of the season and play each game competitively," forward Chase Budinger said. 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Memphis pushed the first-half lead to as many as 21 before Minnesota got going midway through the second period. But the Grizzlies held a 57-39 lead at the break. Memphis extended the lead to 24 in the third quarter and appeared to be in control. But Minnesota closed the period on a 15-4 run, including the final nine to cut the advantage to 81-68 entering the fourth. Memphis opened the final period with 12 straight points, including consecutive 3-pointers from Miller and Conley, and Memphis lead was at 93-68. "We had a little miscommunication, relaxed a little bit, and they took advantage," Gasol said. "At the end of the third, we got a little sloppy, but we picked it up again and went up. The reaction is what matters." NOTES: Randolph hit a 3-pointer from the left corner in the third quarter. He was 0-for-16 from outside the arc for the season. ... Memphis has not lost at home since dropping a decision to Dallas on Feb. 5. ... The victory assured Memphis of its fourth straight winning season. ... Memphis G Tony Allen missed the game with a stomach bug. ' ' '