By CHRIS JENKINS
AP Sports Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis.(AP) -- Watching the clock about to tick down to
0:02, Aaron Rodgers took the snap, faked a spike and looked to
the end zone.

For a split second, it looked like the Cincinnati Bengals were
about to blow their second last-minute lead in as many weeks -
and Rodgers was about to pull off his second late comeback of
the season.

But the Bengals (1-1) were bailed out by a false-start penalty
and barely salvaged a 31-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers
at Lambeau Field on Sunday.

"We didn't do enough to win the game last week and you get what
you deserve," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. "Today, we were
able to make one or two more plays and win the football game and
that's what counts. I think our football team understands that."

One week after a gut-wrenching last-minute loss to Denver on a
deflected pass that went for a touchdown in their opener, the
Bengals nearly outdid themselves by blowing a 10-point lead in
the final minute Sunday.

The Packers (1-1) kicked a late field goal to cut the lead to a
touchdown, then recovered an onside kick.

"The crowd cheered and I was like, 'Come on, now,"' linebacker
Rey Maualuga said. "It was kind of deja vu all over again. But
with the defense out there, everyone holding their ground, we
did a great job."

Rodgers then marched the Packers to the Cincinnati 10-yard line
with the clock running down, but Green Bay was called for the
false start to end the game. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said
officials told him the call was on wide receiver Greg Jennings.

"I was surprised by that, to say the least," McCarthy said.

The Bengals were cruising to a win until then, breaking a 21-all
tie when Chad Ochocinco caught a 13-yard TD pass from Carson
Palmer in the third quarter and delivered on his promise to
perform a "Lambeau leap."

Ochocinco ran toward the stands and spotted a small group of
fans in Bengals orange in the front row near the end zone, then
leaped into them - just like players from the home team do after
they score.

"It was fun," Ochocinco said. "I had a little indecision on
where to jump at first. I didn't want to disrespect their
tradition, so I was asking as I went along the line. I saw some
Bengals fans that said it was OK."

Defensive end Antwan Odom tied a single-game team mark with five
sacks, four of which came after Packers left tackle Chad Clifton
injured his ankle and was carted off early in the third quarter.

Pass protection also was an issue in the Packers' Week 1 victory
over Chicago.

"He's a good player," Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said.
"But we've got to protect better, myself included."

Rodgers couldn't pull off another comeback after beating the
Bears on a late touchdown pass to Jennings last Sunday. Rodgers
was 21 of 39 for 261 yards and a touchdown and Jennings was held
without a catch.

Cedric Benson rushed for 141 yards for the Bengals, and wondered
afterward if the Packers came into Sunday's game overconfident.

"Maybe a little, but you can't blame them," Benson said. "They
beat a very stout Bears team last week at home and I think they
were feeling pretty good. But we're men on this side of the
football as well."

Palmer was 15 of 23 for 185 yards with three touchdowns and two
interceptions, both by Green Bay's Charles Woodson. Woodson
returned one 37 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.

But that was about the only highlight of a disappointing day for
the Packers' defense.

"For whatever reason, it wasn't there," Woodson said. "We just
couldn't get stops."

Palmer blamed himself for the interceptions, and said he had
confidence in the defense in the final minute.

"I kind of felt like it couldn't happen again," Palmer said. "It
wasn't a feeling of 'here we go again' at all. I know our
defense is too good. They have too much pride and weren't going
to let that happen again."

NOTES: Clifton hurt his ankle and was carted off the field on
the Packers' first possession of the second half. McCarthy
classified the injury as a sprain after the game. ... Already
without injured starting safety Atari Bigby, the Packers lost
Nick Collins to a shoulder injury in the second quarter after a
collision with teammate Johnny Jolly.