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          Samaje Perine busts loose for Bengals' longest run of the season

          • Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterDec 27, 2020, 08:00 PM
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              Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN's NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).
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          Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine picked a great time to produce the team's biggest rushing play of the season.

          On the Bengals' opening drive of the second half against the Houston Texans, Perine broke a couple of tackles and rumbled down the left sideline for a 46-yard touchdown to give the Bengals a 17-10 lead. It was a big response for a Cincinnati team that wasted scoring opportunities in the first half and was tied with the Texans at halftime.

          Perine's carry was not only the longest of his career, but it was Cincinnati's longest rush of 2020. The previous long was a 39-yard run by safety Shawn Williams on a fake punt.