Highlighting the positives of the last 4 seasons

[Shake n Blake]

It easy (and understandable) to focus on the negatives of the last 4 seasons. Marvin Lewis has extended his playoff record to 0-6, which has never been done by an NFL head coach with a single team. The QB play has continued to be abysmal. The rest of the team hasn't been much better. It seems like the best this group can accomplish is a 10-6 record (.500 in the division) with little hope that they'll win a playoff game.

That said, there's been plenty of positives in the regular season that really don't get the attention they deserve, thanks to the epic post season failures. So what were some of your favorite moments?

1. Favorite regular season win?

Possible candidates:
2012 - beat defending champion Giants 31-10. Defense was incredible, Dalton threw 4 TD's
2012 - beat Palmer's Raiders 34-10
2012 - beat Steelers 13-10 on last minute FG, knocking Steelers out of the playoffs on their own field
2013 - beat Packers 34-30. Came back from a 30-14 deficit late in the 3rd quarter
2013 - beat the Patriots 13-6
2013 - beat the Jets 49-9. The most embarrassing beat down a Marvin team has dished out.
2014 - beat the Ravens 23-16 on opening day. Dalton finally played well against the Ravens with 301 yards and a 98.7 rating
2014 - beat the Ravens 27-24 to complete the sweep. Dalton connected with Sanu for 53 yards and ran for the game winning TD.
2014 - beat the Broncos 37-28 on MNF. This game just had too much good stuff to list.

2. Best rookie season?

Possible candidates:
2011 - AJ Green - 1057 yards and 7 TD's
2011 - Andy Dalton - 3398 yards, 20 TD's and 13 INT's, 80.3 passer rating
2012 - Kevin Zeitler
2013 - Tyler Eifert - 445 yards and 2 TD's
2013 - Gio Bernard - 1209 yards from scrimmage and 8 TD's
2014 - Jeremy Hill - 1339 yards from scrimmage and 9 TD's

3. Best offensive season?

Possible candidates:
2013 - AJ Green - 1426 yards and 11 TD's
2013 - Andy Dalton - 4293 yards, 35 total TD's and 20 INT's, 88.8 passer rating
2013 - Gio Bernard - 1209 yards from scrimmage and 8 TD's
2014 - Jeremy Hill - 1339 yards from scrimmage and 9 TD's
2014 - Andrew Whitworth - O sacks

4. Best defensive season?

Possible candidates:
2012 - Geno Atkins - 54 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles
2013 - Vontaze Burfict - 177 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT, 8 pass deflections
2014 - Carlos Dunlap - 68 tackles, 8.0 sacks
2014 - Reggie Nelson - 99 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT's, 12 pass deflections