Bengals & Burrow Focused as they Win 41 -24

Date: Wednesday November 6, 2024

Writer: Anthony Iles

The Bengals hosted the Raiders in a must win game to get to 4-5. It was a home game in which the Bengals started out the year 0-4 at home. That is such a bizarre stat as I have not seen that in a long time.

Bengals came out on a mission with Burrow leading the way. Burrow threw for 27/39, 251 yards, 5TDs, & 1 INT. Without Tee Higgins for this game, the offense improvised. They used their Tight Ends and RB Brown to divide the workload. The defense came out and played a solid game. It is now looking to get back into rhythm with the way it should play. DE Trey Hendrickson had 4 sacks and is now the league leader in sacks with 11.

The Raiders showed they still have QB issues. These issues should be resolved in the off season. This can be done with the draft or by picking up a better veteran QB. Bengals defense contained the offense. The score was 41-17. A late TD by Raiders gave them 24 points. Raiders defense is a solid defense but Burrow was able to pick them apart. There are a few things Burrow wanted to have back. The pick 6 – play did not develop how it should because of a missed block causing the interception. Additionally, 2 dropped passes in the 4th quarter could have sustained 2 different drives and bleed out the clock.

Next up for the 4-5 Bengals are the Ravens tomorrow night in Baltimore for Thursday night football. A win in Baltimore would give the Bengals the split for the regular season with the Ravens. It would place the Bengals at 5-5. They would be right in the hunt for the playoffs.

Who Dey!!!!