...sporting event in Cincinnati. Dillon's 5-yard run early in the fourth allowed a Bengals defense missing linebacker Takeo Spikes to dig in and prevent another fourth-quarter comeback by Tim Couch and the upstart Browns (3-2). At 3-2, Cincinnati...

...three times. Just as important, their defense didn't wilt when it counted, the type of overall effort linebacker Takeo Spikes had envisioned. ''Over the past month, I really felt like we were growing,'' Spikes said. ''Now you can turn...

...short TD from a Steelers old-timer provided Pittsburgh (5-1) with the winning points. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. Takeo Spikes returned an interception 11 yards for a touchdown, helping spark Buffalo's victory in a game between the NFL's...