<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-joe-burrow-reveals-weapon-his-ol-really-wanted-as-gift');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals weapon his OL really wanted as gift');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bengals-news-Joe-Burrow-reveals-weapon-his-OL-really-wanted-as-gift.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals weapon his OL really wanted as gift</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T12:21:02-08:00">December 23rd, 12:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T12:21:02-08:00">December 23rd, 12:21pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As many quarterbacks do, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow got his offensive line Christmas gifts, and the story of what they wanted, and what he <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1870945393267069366" rel="noopener">ended up getting them</a> is a funny one.</p><p>Burrow said that his offensive line wanted guns as their holiday gift, but he turned that down and opted for swords instead, according to Ben Baby. One can only ask if Burrow said “you’ll shoot your eye out” in response to the request, in reference to the movie A Christmas Story. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-tee-higgins-superman-reaction-joe-burrow-miraculous-td-toss">Burrow might be Superman for the Bengals on the field</a>, but he was mindful when it came to gift giving.</p><h2><b>Bengals look to carry good vibes and make miracle playoff run</b></h2><p>The NFL is set to have games take place on Christmas Day this season, but the Bengals are not featured in any of those matchups, so the offensive line will have a chance on that day to enjoy the gifts they received before a massive game against the Denver Broncos this coming Saturday.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/afc-playoff-picture-chargers-topple-broncos-week-16">Bengals need to win that game to keep playoff hopes alive</a>. Cincinnati is at 7-8 on the season, while Denver is at 9-6 overall. Beating the Broncos would mean that the Bengals would be 8-8 and have the tiebreaker at the end of the season. For that to be relevant, Cincinnati needs Denver to lose in Week 18 against the Kansas City Chiefs.</p><p>In addition to this, the Bengals need the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts to lose at least one game in the final two weeks. The Dolphins have road games against the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets, while the Colts have games against the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars in the final two weeks.</p><p>It is slim odds that the Bengals get all of those things to go their way in the final two weeks of the season. All they can do is win their final two games against the Broncos and Steelers, and then hope for a late Christmas Miracle in the final two weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow reveals weapon his OL really wanted as gift

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-tee-higgins-superman-reaction-joe-burrow-miraculous-td-toss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tee Higgins’ hilarious ‘Superman’ reaction to Joe Burrow’s miraculous TD toss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bengals-news-Tee-Higgins-hilarious-Superman-reaction-to-Joe-Burrow-s-miraculous-TD-toss.jpg"></figure><h1>Tee Higgins’ hilarious ‘Superman’ reaction to Joe Burrow’s miraculous TD toss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T19:20:20-08:00">December 22nd, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T19:21:07-08:00">December 22nd, 7:21pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Burrow came into Sunday’s game with a career-high 36 touchdown passes in an impressive season for the Cincinnati Bengals. His 37th, however, was one of his most memorable. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-throw-td-flat-on-face">Burrow managed to throw a touchdown to Tee Higgins</a> in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns, even as he was falling to the ground.</p><h2><b>Tee Higgins praising Joe Burrow after his incredible pass</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bengals-Tee-Higgins-and-Joe-Burrow-on-the-field.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the game, Higgins <a href="https://x.com/ByJayMorrison/status/1870945864560394638" rel="noopener">praised his star quarterback,</a> drawing a comparison to a well-known superhero. He said, “Forget the Batmobile. That m*********** flying now. He’s Superman.” This statement was shared by Jay Morrison on X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>Burrow stumbled over center Ted Karras as the pocket collapsed on first-and-goal, seemingly set to be brought down for a loss. However, he managed to find Higgins, releasing the ball just in time. Higgins hauled in the pass for a touchdown, giving the Bengals a 7-0 lead.</p><p>The Bengals star quarterback’s knees hit the turf before releasing the ball, prompting a review by officials. However, it didn’t affect the outcome. Since he tripped over a teammate and wasn’t touched by a defender as he fell, the play would not have been ruled down regardless. Officials confirmed the touchdown, giving the Bengals an early lead.</p><p>Burrow is having a season that could be MVP-worthy if the Bengals were more competitive. Heading into Sunday, he had completed 68.5% of his passes, averaging an NFL-best 284.1 yards per game, with 36 touchdowns and eight interceptions.</p><h2><b>Joe Burrow’s historic season with the Bengals</b></h2><p>The 28-year-old threw his 37th touchdown pass to Higgins, tying him with Lamar Jackson for the NFL lead. In the second quarter, he added his 38th touchdown to Andrei Iosivas, extending the Bengals’ lead to 14-0 and claiming the lead in passing touchdowns. Cincinnati went on to win 24-6.</p><p>If Burrow continues his current form, anything is within reach. With 4,229 yards and 39 touchdowns, he’s set a new Cincinnati franchise record for most touchdown passes in a season, surpassing his previous mark of 35.</p><p>Burrow surpassed 4,000 passing yards this season on the Bengals’ first offensive drive. He now has accomplished this feat three times (2021, 2022, 2024), the most in franchise history. Carson Palmer (2006, 2007) and Andy Dalton (2013, 2016) each did it twice during their careers in Cincinnati.</p><p>The Bengals star became just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to record at least 4,000 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in three of his first five seasons, joining the ranks of Dan Marino, Patrick Mahomes, and Josh Allen.</p><p>He also made NFL history as the first quarterback to throw for 250+ yards and 3+ touchdowns in seven consecutive games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-enters-tom-brady-territory-another-monster-game">Burrow entered Sunday tied with Tom Brady</a> as one of only two quarterbacks to achieve those numbers in six straight games.The Bengals are 7-8 and face a difficult path to reach the playoffs, but Burrow continues to shine, delivering one of the best seasons of his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tee Higgins’ hilarious ‘Superman’ reaction to Joe Burrow’s miraculous TD toss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-zac-taylor-joe-burrow-ultimate-weapon-jamarr-chase');   ga('set', 'title', 'Zac Taylor reveals Joe Burrow’s ‘ultimate weapon,’ and it’s not Ja’Marr Chase');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bengaos-news-Zac-Taylor-reveals-Joe-Burrow-s-ultimate-weapon-and-it-s-not-Ja-Marr-Chase.jpg"></figure><h1>Zac Taylor reveals Joe Burrow’s ‘ultimate weapon,’ and it’s not Ja’Marr Chase</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T15:06:02-08:00">December 22nd, 3:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T15:06:02-08:00">December 22nd, 3:06pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>2024 has been a disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals, but they’re finally building some momentum as the season nears its end. On Sunday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-joe-burrow-still-believes-zac-taylor-despite-bengals-rough-2024-campaign">Bengals picked up another hard-fought win</a>, this time against the Cleveland Browns 24-6.</p><p>Joe Burrow had another stellar day for the Bengals in this one, and head coach Zac Taylor talked about one of the many things that <a href="https://x.com/pauldehnerjr/status/1870940678575767747" rel="noopener">make his quarterback special</a> after the game, according to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. Burrow’s cadence drew multiple penalties on the Browns for jumping early, something that Taylor was very complementary of.</p><p>“It’s the ultimate weapon. He really is the best in the business,” Taylor said of Burrow’s cadence, per Dehner Jr.</p><p>Burrow lost one fumble in this game, but his stat line as a passer was nearly flawless for the Bengals. He finished this one 23-for-30 with 252 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 19 yards on just two carries.</p><p>With this win, the Bengals also kept their hopes alive of making an improbable playoff push late in the season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-throw-td-flat-on-face">Burrow and company have become known</a> for these late-season hot streaks over the course of his career, and they could be a force if they can sneak into the postseason.</p><p>The Bengals are up to 7-8 on the season with this win, and they have two games left to go. If they’re able to win next Saturday’s battle with the Denver Broncos, the Bengals will be within just one game of Denver with a head-to-head tiebreaker. In that scenario, the final playoff spot in the AFC would come down to Week 18.</p><p>In that final week, the Bengals will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Broncos will play against the Kansas City Chiefs. If the Bengals win again to get to 9-8 and the Broncos lose, Cincinnati would get the final spot.</p><p>That is a lot of help for the Bengals to have to get, but it certainly is a feasible path. If the Bengals can get into the postseason, they would be one of the hottest teams in football heading into the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zac Taylor reveals Joe Burrow’s ‘ultimate weapon,’ and it’s not Ja’Marr Chase

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bengals-news-joe-burrow-throw-td-flat-on-face');   ga('set', 'title', 'Watch Bengals QB Joe Burrow throw TD while falling flat on his face');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bengals-news-Watch-Joe-Burrow-throw-TD-while-falling-flat-on-his-face.jpg"></figure><h1>Watch Bengals QB Joe Burrow throw TD while falling flat on his face</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T11:48:27-08:00">December 22nd, 11:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T11:48:27-08:00">December 22nd, 11:48am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite a disappointing season for the Cincinnati Bengals, star quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-enters-tom-brady-territory-another-monster-game">Joe Burrow has still been dealing</a>. Despite not getting much help from anyone outside of Ja’Marr Chase, Burrow has been on fire week in and week out and constantly gives the Bengals a chance to win some of these high-scoring shootouts.</p><p>On Sunday, Burrow is back to his old tricks during an AFC North clash against the Cleveland Browns. The former LSU star wasted no time getting things going with a crazy highlight, as he found wide receiver Tee Higgins <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870896980584784287" rel="noopener">with an incredible pass</a> while falling flat on his face.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">HOW DID JOE BURROW MAKE THIS THROW 🤯</p><p>Burrow deals a touchdown as he’s falling over!</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/Q2GJQsgSO8">pic.twitter.com/Q2GJQsgSO8</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870896980584784287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Burrow’s knee was just touching the ground as he let the throw go, but he had not been touched down by a Browns defender, so the touchdown stood.</p><p>Burrow’s incredible feat in mid-air was just the start of another stellar day for the Heisman Trophy winner. During the second quarter, Burrow found Andrei Iosivas for another short touchdown to give the superstar signal caller a pair of touchdown passes on the day.</p><p>In a much more rare occurrence, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-joe-burrow-still-believes-zac-taylor-despite-bengals-rough-2024-campaign">Burrow and the Bengals are getting some help</a> from their defense. The Browns have an uneven quarterback situation after benching Jameis Winston in favor of Dorian Thompson-Robinson, and their offense hasn’t been able to make any inroads against this porous Cincinnati unit on Sunday. Behind the defense and Burrow’s excellence, the Bengals were able to take a 17-0 lead into halftime.</p><p>The Bengals are looking to improve to 7-8 by holding onto that lead on Sunday, and if they do, they still have a slight chance to make the playoffs in the AFC. In order to do so, the Bengals must win out to get to 9-8 and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-calls-out-need-to-be-smarter-after-loss-chargers">Denver Broncos must lose out</a>.</p><p>The good news for the Bengals on that front is that they will host the Broncos in Week 17, so they will get a chance to get one game closer in the wild card race. Then, Cincinnati will need a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-pittsburgh-never-did-ravens">win against the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in Week 18 and a Denver Broncos loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The path still isn’t a likely one, but it is on the table.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Watch Bengals QB Joe Burrow throw TD while falling flat on his face

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He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cincinnati Bengals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals still have a chance to get into the playoffs in Week 16. The team is 6-8, which puts them two and a half games behind the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos for the final AFC Wild Card spots. It’s a long shot, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-leadership-change-0-3-start">after an 0-3 (then 1-4) start</a>, it’s impressive that the team made it this far. Despite the postseason hopes, changes are coming for the Bengals and some are speculating that those changes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/coaches-wondering-if-bengals-will-fire-zac-taylor">may include firing head coach Zac Taylor</a>. However, it seems like Joe Burrow and other key members of the organization <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1870888955203215634" rel="noopener">put the blame elsewhere</a>.</p><p>“It hasn’t been the type of season Zac Taylor and the #Bengals anticipated, but Cincinnati – and Joe Burrow especially – still believe in their head coach,” Bleacher Report insider Jordan Schultz tweeted Sunday.</p><p>Schultz expanded on what’s going on in the Bengals’ building on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Friday.</p><p>“One thing about Zac Taylor is that he’s extremely well-liked by the people and players who matter in that building. That helps him a lot,” Schultz told Colin Cowherd. “What also helps him is the fact that ownership did not give the Bengals the right opportunity to begin the season. They could have paid Trey Hendrikson. They didn’t. They tagged Tee Higgins, and most importantly, they got to the goal line — the 1-yard line — with Ja’Marr Chase but they could not get the guarantees. … It’s not viewed as a coaching problem. Maybe, if anything, the DC, Lou Anarumo, he has had issues, but offensively, they’ve been great. ”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It hasn’t been the type of season Zac Taylor and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a> anticipated, but Cincinnati – and Joe Burrow especially – still believe in their head coach, via <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHerd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheHerd</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/colincowherd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@colincowherd</a>: <a href="https://t.co/BpfqzUW3c9">pic.twitter.com/BpfqzUW3c9</a></p><p>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1870888955203215634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s no surprise that the Bengals have questions surrounding ownership. Owner Mike Brown inherited the team from his dad, who co-founded the franchise in 1968. Unlike the majority of NFL owners, Brown’s money comes almost completely from the team. While that makes him wealthier than 99% of the world, it also means he is among the “poorest” NFL owners.</p><p>Brown’s financial constraints have long-hampered the Bengals. The team didn’t even have its own indoor practice facility until 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
7218.9	66.6	13.7	3

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
7218.9	66.6	13.7	3

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