Bengals DE Lawson adds NFL leading total without even playing

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 01: Carl Lawson #58 of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates a play in the first half against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 1, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Aller /Getty Images)

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 01: Carl Lawson #58 of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates a play in the first half against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 1, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Aller /Getty Images)
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By Jay Morrison
Nov 30, 2017
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Cincinnati Bengals rookie linebacker Carl Lawson saw his team-leading sack total increases without even stepping on the field.

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A an official scoring change Wednesday awarded Lawson a half sack on a play with two minutes left in the second quarter of the Denver game Nov. 19. Linebacker Vontaze Burfict had been credited with a full sack of Brock Osweiler before the scoring change.

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The change upped Lawson’s total to 7.5, which is not only the most on the team but the most among all rookies in the NFL.

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