Joe Burrow and the Bengals did enough to keep the playoff flame alive for another week against Tennessee. The Bengals passer turned it over three times and threw three touchdowns in one of the wonkiest NFL games this century.
During last week’s win over the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a knee injury on the same play an unflagged facemask went viral for its absurdity. Turns out the NFL didn’t think the facemask was worth a fine, either.
During a Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was brought down with an obvious facemask. No penalty was
Joe Burrow has now had 6 straight games with 250+ passing yards and 3+ TD passes. The only other QB to ever do that was Tom Brady. Fans shouldn't take his incredible performance for granted—seasons like this don’t come around often.
The Titans fell to 3-11 under first-year head coach and former Bengals coordinator, Brian Callahan. Quarterback Will Levis was benched midway through the third quarter after coughing up his fourth turnover of the game via a pick-six interception by Geno Stone.
Burrow also explained a tense sideline interaction with head coach Zac Taylor that was caught on broadcast cameras during the fourth quarter of the game after the team scored their final touchdown.
Now, the team looks to keep their slim playoff hopes alive as they take on the Titans in Nashville. The Bengals are just one of 10 AFC teams still left mathematically alive in the playoff race. Two have already clinched playoff berths: Kansas City and Buffalo.
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In the box score, the Bengals’ 37-27 victory against the Titans will look like a largely irrelevant game between two teams no longer a real factor in the playoff chase (though the Bengals are holding on to the slimmest of hopes).
The Cincinnati Bengals are bringing home a 37-27 victory after a high-turnover game with the Tennessee Titans.