2024-11-08 14:15:03
Joe Burrow’s 56 passing attempts were the second-most in a game in his career, five shy of his career-high 61 in Week 2 of his rookie season at Cleveland. It also was the second-most attempts by any quarterback this season, behind Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins’ 58 in Week 3. Burrow finished the night with 2,253 career passing attempts, surpassing Jeff Blake (2,221) for the fifth-most in Bengals history.
Burrow’s season-high 34 completions tied for his sixth-most in a game. It also was his seventh career game with 4+ touchdown passes (third this season).
Burrow’s 428 passing yards were the fourth-most in a game in his career, and marked his sixth career 400-yard passing performance. He completed a pass to seven different receivers on the night.
Another Opening Drive TD
Burrow and the offense engineered a 12-play, 70-yard touchdown drive to open the game, capped off by Chase Brown’s fifth rushing score of the season. Burrow completed five of eight passes for 61 yards during the drive, including third-down conversions to Ja’Marr Chase and Andrei Iosivas.
The Bengals have found the end zone on their first offensive possession in each of their past three games and four of the past five, with the outlier coming in Week 7 at Cleveland when Charlie Jones gave them an early lead with a 100-yard return on the game’s opening kickoff.
Brown now has seven touchdowns over his past seven games (five rushing, two receiving).
Hudson’s First of the Year Puts Bengals Ahead
Burrow found Tanner Hudson in the end zone with 30 seconds remaining in the second quarter to give Cincinnati a 14-7 lead heading into halftime. It was Hudson’s first touchdown of the season and second of his career.
The Bengals began the possession with 4:02 left in the quarter. On the seventh play of the drive, Burrow threw what was originally ruled an interception in the end zone, but after a review of the play it was ruled incomplete. Two snaps later, Burrow hit Jermaine Burton on a third-and-five to move the sticks and set up first-and-goal.
Extra Points
· DE Sam Hubbard played in his 100th regular-season game.
· TE Cam Grandy made his NFL debut and recorded his first career reception in the fourth quarter.
· WR Jermaine Burton made his first career start.
· HB Chase Brown had a career-high nine receptions for 52 yards. Adding in his 42 rushing yards, his 94 yards from scrimmage were the third-most in a game in his career. His 32 total touches (13 carries, nine catches) also were the second-most in his career, behind his 32 touches (27 carries, five catches) last week against Las Vegas.
