Burrow marches down the field, puts his body on the line on fourth down and the injured Joe Mixon eventually breaks ankles on the way to the touchdown. It was very, very uncharacteristic of him, but to his credit and the defense’s as a whole, it still tightened and held Green Bay to a field goal. Jessie Bates will get heat for letting Davante Adams get behind him for a gain of 50-plus yards. He threw an interception off his back foot to start the half, then at least one more 50-50 deep ball in the third quarter.
Burrow elected to take a ton of risks, especially in the second half. Not the best line for the Bengals defense, but that’s fair to expect when playing a quarterback of his caliber, never mind Davante Adams (six catches, 117 yards, one touchdown at halftime). Rodgers had 203 yards and two touchdowns with one pick at halftime. In typical Burrow fashion though, he returned and threw a 70-yard touchdown to Ja’Marr Chase. Burrow had a serious injury scare in front of a quiet stadium and had to go to the blue tent. Too many hits on Burrow and too many drive-killing mistakes early in a 7-6 game that could have featured a much bigger lead for the home team. Offensive line problems popped up on a key third down, with rookie guard Jackson Carman getting shoved back and left tackle Jonah Williams whipped on the edge. A well-executed drive ended in a Perine touchdown catch. To much relief of fans everywhere, the Bengals did get it together offensively in the first quarter instead of the second half like recent weeks. The problem? The offense did nothing at all after the rare Rodgers mistake, as the drive got ruined on a sack of Burrow that Samaje Perine failed to prevent. Right on cue, Chido followed up that impressive first drive by picking off Rodgers. Whether that could hold up all game might outright decide it. The underrated Chidobe Awuzie was back healthy this week and on the very first drive, shadowed Davante Adams all over the field, resulting in no catches on at least one worthwhile target. Every little stop counts against a passer like Rodgers. Shaky run defense to start the game, but perhaps the biggest takeaway was the unit getting a stop. Here’s a look at some notes, stats and takeaways to know right after the game went final. The offense couldn’t make mistakes, until it stumbled several times.
The Cincinnati Bengals were a rollercoaster on Sunday during a thriller with the Green Bay Packers in town, ultimately losing in overtime, 25-22.
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