The ghost of Leon Lett appeared at AT&T Stadium, almost 31 years to the day after the Cowboys defensive lineman made a fumble on a blocked Dolphins field goal attempt in the final seconds that cost Dallas the game.

On Monday night, Cowboys linebacker Nick Vigil blocked Ryan Rehkow’s punt on the play after the two-minute warning in a tie game. Cowboys cornerback Amani Oruwariye tried to pick up the ball and run with it, and instead Maema Njongmeta recovered for the Bengals at the Cincinnati 43.

The Cowboys would have had the ball within field goal range for a Brandon Aubrey free kick. Instead, the Bengals got another chance and found themselves in the end zone three plays later after a 40-yard catch-and-run by Ja’Marr Chase.

The Bengals escaped with a 27-20 victory and both teams are now 5-8.

The Bengals got the ball back with 5:31 left and got moving after receiving a 19-yard pass interference penalty on Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis, who tried to cover Chase. But back-to-back penalties against wide receiver Andrei Iosivas and left guard Cody Ford left them with a second-and-26, and Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau sacked Burrow for an 8-yard loss on third-and-19.

But Oruwariye’s mistake gave the Bengals another chance, which they took advantage of.

The Bengals outscored the Cowboys 433 to 322, with Burrow going 33 of 44 for 369 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Chase caught 14 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns, and Chase Brown ran for 58 yards on 14 carries and caught six passes for 65 yards and a touchdown.

Cooper Rush was 16 of 31 for 183 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Cowboys, and Rico Dowdle ran for 131 yards on 18 carries. CeeDee Lamb caught six passes for 93 yards and a touchdown.