The Bills and Chiefs’ performances this season have made the Bengals a fading contender in the AFC, but Sunday’s game against the Falcons saw the defending AFC champions join the rest of the NFL as they still have one. I let you know. The best team in the league.
The Bengals were at their best when Joe Burrow brought the ‘A’ game, and Burrow definitely brought the ‘A’ game on Sunday. Joe Cool threw for 481 yards and three touchdowns as he swept the Falcons 35-17.
Burrow’s passing career was the best in the NFL this year, the second-highest in his career, and the third-highest in franchise history (he will throw for 525 yards against the Ravens in 2021, leading the team with the set a career record).
What makes the Bengals’ offense so dangerous is that they can score from anywhere on the field, and Burrow proved that when he hit Tyler Boyd for a 60-yard touchdown on his third pass of the game. Did.
No team is better than the Bengals when it comes to scoring deep balls. It was his 12th time in two seasons that Burrow threw his TD pass longer than his 50 yards. To put it into perspective, no other quarterback has done it eight times. When it comes to 50+ yard touchdown catches in the last two seasons, no player has scored as good a long ball as Jamar Chase (6) and Tyler Boyd (4), who are No. 1 and No. 2 in the NFL.
Chase didn’t add to Sunday’s total, but he scored two touchdowns, both over 30 yards. Threw an absolute dime that resulted in a touchdown.
Chase also scored for 41 yards in the game and finished with eight catches for 130 yards. Not to be outdone, Boyd actually surpassed Chase’s receiving total with 155 yards on eight catches.
The Bengals were just seven yards short of three different receivers finishing with 100+ yards. Tea Higgins said he caught five passes for 93 yards in this game. And this is what makes the Bengals attack so dangerous. If all three receivers are healthy, this attack is almost impossible to stop. Throw in Hayden Hurst (6 catches for him for 48 yards), Joe Mixon (3 catches for 33 yards), and a slowly improving offensive his line, and the Bengals are getting better and better week after week.
The Bengals have been flying low profile for the first seven weeks of the season. The defending conference champions usually carry a target on their backs the following season, but somehow that target ended up with the Bills and Chiefs in a season when the Bengals were quietly coasting.
After a slow start to the season, the Bengals offense has finally found its groove. That’s what makes Cincinnati one of the scariest teams in the NFL. Horrible is what this team deserves. Their next game is Halloween.
Let’s take a look at all the game stats from week 7 onwards. Click here to learn more about his 42-34 streak in the Cardinals’ win over the Saints on Thursday.
Cincinnati 35-17 vs. Atlanta
Falcons-Bengals grades by John Breech (Like or hate grades? let him know on twitter.)
Washington 23-21 Green Bay
Packers-Commander stats by John Breech (Do you like your stats? Hate your stats? let him know on twitter.)
Carolina 21-3 in Tampa Bay
Buccaneers-Panthers results by John Breech (Do you like your results? Hate your results? let him know on twitter.)
Baltimore 23-20 vs Cleveland
Browns-Ravens Grades by John Breech (Love or Hate Grades? let him know on twitter.)
Dallas beat Detroit 24-6
Lions-Cowboys results by Jared Dubin (Like or dislike results? let him know on twitter.)
Tennessee 19-10 Indianapolis
Titans-Colts results by Jordan Dajani (Do you like your results? Hate your results? let him know on twitter.)
New York Giants 23-17 vs. Jacksonville
Giant-Jaguar grades by Jeff Kerr (Do you like grades? Hate grades? let him know on twitter.)
Las Vegas 38-20 vs Houston
Texans-Raiders results by John Breach (Do you like your results? Hate your results? let him know on twitter.)
Seattle 37-23 vs LA Chargers
Seahawks-Chargers grades by John Breech (Do you like or dislike grades? let him know on twitter.)
Kansas City 44-23 vs. San Francisco
Chiefs-49ers performance by Cody Benjamin (Love the performance? Hate the performance? let him know on twitter.)
New York Jets 16-9 vs Denver
Jets Broncos stats by Shanna McCarriston (Love or hate stats? let her know on twitter.)
Miami 16-10 Pittsburgh
Steelers Dolphins stats by John Breach (Like or hate stats? let him know on twitter.)
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