Bengals Roar Past Falcons 35 – 17

Date: Monday October 24, 2022

Writer: Anthony Iles

The Atlanta Falcons arrived to the jungle yesterday with a banged up secondary on defense and with a team that is run heavy and pass off play action. The Bengals defense plays a handful of teams like this and they came prepared. The Bengals offense prepped and planned to expose the hurt secondary and attack them as much as possible. Both teams were 3-3 with both teams coming off victories last week.

Bengals won the toss and decided to get the ball first. Bengals and Burrow came out hot and got up 14 – 0 in the first quarter. To begin the second quarter the Bengals scored on the second play and went up 21 – 0. Falcons finally put together a stronger drive and got a TD. Score is now 21 – 7. Then the Bengals answered back with another TD to go up 28 – 7 with a few minutes remaining. Bengals CB Eli Apple had poor position on a deep route and gave up a 65 yard TD to make the score 28 – 14. The Falcons end up getting the ball one more time and got a FG right before halftime making the score 28 – 17.

At the half the Bengals took a breath and regrouped. Defense came out strong and shut down the Falcons. Bengals get another TD in the third quarter and go up 35 – 17 headed into the fourth quarter. The Bengals defense continued to suffocate the Falcons offense and didn’t allow a single point as the Bengals offense kept airing it out and moving the ball down the field. Bengals win 35 – 17.

Since 1970 the Bengals defense is only the 3rd team in NFL history to not give up a touchdown in the second half of their first 7 games !!! What a stat! Burrow and the offense were on fire as Joe threw for 34/42 for 481 yards and 3 TDs 0 INTs and ran 1 in for a TD. Mixon had 17 rushes for 58 yards along with 3 receptions for 33 yards for a total of 91 yards. Burrow had 7 different receivers catch the ball. Boyd had 8 receptions for 155 yards and 1 TD (he had 100 yards in the first quarter alone!!). Chase also had 8 catches for 130 yards and 2 TDs. Higgins had 5 receptions for 93 yards. It was Tight End Celebration Day in the NFL and TE Hurst had 6 receptions for 48 yards. Mixon 3 receptions for 33 yards, Wilcox 2 receptions for 14 yards and Perine 2 catches for 8 yards.

Bengals are now 4-3 along with the Ravens at 4-3 in the AFC North. Bengals travel to Cleveland for Monday night football on Halloween night next week!! Ravens travel to Tampa to play Tom and the Buccaneers on Thursday night football. Tampa is looking to get into a rhythm.

The Bengals are starting to catch fire !!!!

WHO DEY!!!!