Bengals

Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase carry Cincinnati to victory.

A costly punt from the Saints gave the Bengals possession at their own 40-yard line, and one play is all Burrow and Chase needed to give Cincinnati their first lead of the day. Hill broke through the line for the Bengals’ first and only sack of the day. The Harvey, LA native also got the call to finish the drive and hauled in a 15-yard pass from Burrow in the same end zone the duo connected in during the 2020 National Championship game. A roughing the passer call on Trey Hendrickson helped the Saints get into field goal range and increase their lead to 23-14. 9 twice later in the drive, forcing the Bengals to settle for three. The pressure would eventually reach Burrow in the pocket as the Saints sacked No. The Saints, playing without three of their top receivers, would find a way to answer on offense. Dalton, Hill, and Kamara continued to move the chains, but Cincinnati’s defense bent as much as possible without breaking. It culminated with Burrow finding Joe Mixon out of empty to tie it up 7-7 just before the end of the first period. Cincinnati succeeded on their third drive of the first quarter with a healthy dose of RPOs and various quick concepts. 132 of those yards, and two of those touchdowns ended up in the arms of Chase. [Cincinnati Bengals](https://www.cincyjungle.com/)’ schedule ended in a thrilling victory for the orange and black.

The former LSU standouts connected on a 60-yard touchdown pass with 1:57 to play to provide the winning points. Burrow was 28 of 37 for 300 with three touchdown ...

Kicker [Wil Lutz](/team/players-roster/wil-lutz/) made four field goals but it wasn't enough to beat the Bengals (3-3). [Andy Dalton](/team/players-roster/andy-dalton/) was 17 of 31 for 162 yards one touchdown and [Tre'Quan Smith](/team/players-roster/tre-quan-smith/) was the top wide receiver with three catches for 43 yards and an 18-yard touchdown to open the scoring. The former LSU standouts connected on a 60-yard touchdown pass with 1:57 to play to provide the winning points.

Joe Burrow and the Bengals would respond, aided by a questionable roughing-the-passer penalty on Saints' linebacker Demario Davis, with Burrow finding his ...

- Saints begin at their 30-yard line and move the ball to midfield. - Saints begin at their 21-yard line. Dalton is sacked at midfield and Saints face a 4th-and-17 to keep the game alive. Blake Gillikin shanks the punt and the Bengals get the ball at their own 40-yard line. - Saints begin at their 25-yard line. - Saints start at their 25-yard line. On the punt return, the Bengals fumble and the Saints recover at the Bengals’ 32-yard line. Cincy gets near the red zone and on third down Joe Burrow runs for 19 yards into the end zone for a touchdown. - The Saints cross midfield on a run by Mark Ingram. - Saints return the punt to their 32-yard line. - Cincy takes over at their 22-yard line. - The Saints win the toss and defer.

The Cincinnati Bengals move to 3-3 on the year after gutting out one of the most impressive road wins under head coach Zac Taylor's tenure as head coach.

But despite playing their worst game of the season, the Bengals’ defense, Trey Hendrickson in particular, made the stop to force a Saints’ punt when they needed it most at the end of the game. Tupou didn’t return to the game and neither did Wilson. Taysom Hill also is a weapon in the run game and those two players in particular exposed the Bengals on defense. “It was third down and the game was on the line, basically,” Burrow said of the play. They had yet to execute the explosive plays they were known for, and Chase has been ready for a big game since his Week 1 performance against the Steelers. It was clear when the Bengals lost defensive tackle DJ Reader against the Dolphins, the run defense was going to take a hit. “That was an unbelievable play by him,” Burrow said following the game. The Louisiana native had over 50 family members and friends in the stands at the Superdome. The game was brought within two points and eventually Cincinnati took the lead. Look no further than the third-and-4 play in the fourth quarter when he escapes a sack and scrambles until he can find Tyler Boyd over the middle for the first down. Burrow, following the game as he typically does, downplayed how difficult that play is to make. The Bengals got their mojo back and there weren’t two players happier about it than quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.