<!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-brutally-honest-ugly-win-giants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on ‘ugly’ win over Giants');   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/2024/10/Joe-Burrow-gets-brutally-honest-on-ugly-win-over-Giants.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on ‘ugly’ win over Giants</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T06:44:34-07:00">October 14th, 6:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T06:44:34-07:00">October 14th, 6:44am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals escaped Week 6 with an ugly win against the New York Giants. It was a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-brian-daboll-giants-reality-check-7-point-vs-bengals"> low-scoring affair for the entire game</a>, but the Bengals pulled away late with a rushing touchdown by Chase Brown. The Bengals are now 2-4, and they still have some life to their season. After the game, Joe Burrow was asked how would he <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1845669169028563190" rel="noopener">describe the game</a>.</p><p>“Ugly. Really ugly. But we got it done. [There’s] a lot to fix on offense. [The] defense played great… They stepped up big time,” Burrow said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Ugly. Really ugly. But we got it done. [There’s] a lot to fix on offense. [The] defense played great… They stepped up big time.”</p><p>Joe Burrow on how he would describe the Bengals’ win over the Giants 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SNFonNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SNFonNBC</a>)<a href="https://t.co/TkGGq5OXOK">pic.twitter.com/TkGGq5OXOK</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1845669169028563190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It was a defensive game for both teams, but the Giants weren’t able to get points on the board. The hope now for the Bengals is that they can find some momentum as the season progresses.</p><h2>Can the Bengals turn their season around?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Burrow.jpg"><figcaption><br>© Kevin Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals probably knew that if they had lost this game, it would have been hard trying to revive their season. Joe Burrow was one of the players that <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/gameday/joe-burrow-notes-bengals-really-needed-win-over-giants-rushing-impact-01ja5ad86v3m" rel="noopener">knew the importance</a> of getting the win.</p><p>“We really needed it,” Burrow said after the game. “I don’t want to say we would have been out of it if we had lost. But we’d be scratching and clawing for the rest of the year. We still really are, but it was good to get a win. Great to see our defense step up like that. They’ve taken some heat the past couple of weeks, but they played awesome today.”</p><p>The Bengals defense only allowed seven points, intercepted Daniels Jones once, and sacked him twice. They also got off the field on crucial third and fourth downs.</p><p>The highlight of the night was in the first quarter when Burrow scrambled for a 47-yard touchdown run.</p><p>“I just saw an opening, saw that it was man coverage, and was able to squeak through there and find the end zone. … I was able to extend and make some plays with my legs today when we needed it because I wasn’t playing up to my standard every other way but we were able to find a way to win,” Burrow said.</p><p>The Bengals will be going into Week 7 facing the Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/browns-news-deshaun-watson-stat-so-bad-think-its-fake">Browns, a team still looking for answers</a> and could use a win. Divisional games are always tough, so the Bengals shouldn’t take this game lightly, just like they shouldn’t take any game lightly. If the defense steps up once again, they’ll be in good shape and should be able to take care of the Browns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow gets brutally honest on ‘ugly’ win over Giants

<!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', '/why-joe-burrow-legit-mvp-candidate-despite-bengals-1-4-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Joe Burrow is a legit MVP candidate despite Bengals 1-4 record');   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/2024/10/Why-Joe-Burrow-is-a-legit-MVP-candidate-despite-Bengals-1-4-record.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Joe Burrow is a legit MVP candidate despite Bengals 1-4 record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T17:04:06-07:00">October 8th, 5:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T17:04:06-07:00">October 8th, 5:04pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-slaps-cincinnati-harsh-reality-collapse-ravens">Bengals have failed Joe Burrow</a> to near-unprecedented levels this season. Despite an MVP-caliber campaign by the signal-caller this far, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-sick-stomach-choking-away-game-ravens">Bengals have fallen to 1-4</a> and could fall out of playoff contention.</p><p>Burrow has been dialed in this year, completing 72.3% of his passes for 1,370 yards with 12 touchdowns and two picks. The LSU alum leads the NFL in touchdown tosses through Week 5, and he’s only the third quarterback in NFL history to throw 12 scores and complete 70% of his passes with a losing record through five games.</p><p>Additionally, Burrow became only the 20th quarterback to throw five touchdowns in a game and lose in Cincinnati’s 41-38 overtime defeat to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.</p><p>Burrow <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1843043340423753940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1843043340423753940%7Ctwgr%5Ea8db249f5ee18cb252b3c810b8924b20a623983c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fjoe-burrow-sent-harsh-message-to-bengals-overtime-loss-ravens" rel="noopener">weighed in on the reason</a> for this injustice, via ESPN’s Ben Baby.</p><p>“We’re not a championship-level team right now. We’re not,” the 6-foot-4, 215-pounder said. “I’d like to think that we’ll come back and improve throughout the season to get to that point. But right now, we are not. And we have to get better.”</p><p>Burrow then confirmed that the Bengals’ record is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41650010/joe-burrow-bengals-not-championship-level-team-right-now" rel="noopener">frustrating considering preseason expectations</a>, via Baby.</p><p>“I know exactly how we are 1-4,” he continued. “We’re not making plays at the end of the game to go and win it. Definitely not in disbelief. I know exactly what’s happening.”</p><p>Burrow was being kind, but the real reason is the defense. Cincinnati’s 145 points allowed are the second-most thus far, showing that defense still matters in today’s offense-heavy game.</p><p>Star wideout Ja’Marr Chase echoed Chase’s sentiments.</p><p>“I think that’s what’s causing us to be mad, for the most part,” the LSU alum said. “Just putting up 30 points and losing right there.</p><p>“That’s what we want to do as an offense — put up 30 points and take over the game. Put the ball in our hands last drive and take over. That’s what we want, and we didn’t do it.”</p><p>Luckily, the Bengals are facing the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football in Week 6, who hardly have an imposing offense. The Cleveland Browns come after that, who are also challenged on that side of the ball.</p><p>Can Burrow throw Cincinnati back into contention?</p><h2><b>Joe Burrow can be Bengals’ hero</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cincinnati-Bengals-QB-Joe-Burrow.jpg"><figcaption>Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Image</figcaption></figure><p>With just a little help from the defense, Burrow is hot enough to guide the team to victory, which would help his MVP odds. Other than the opening game against the New England Patriots, when Cincinnati scored just 10 points, the 27-year-old has executed at a high level.</p><p>Burrow is second in the league in completion percentage despite being ninth in attempts, rarely misfiring despite constantly airing it out. With that type of accuracy, anything is possible in the NFL.</p><p>Another thing that would help the Bengals is a run game, which was bound to suffer with the departure of Joe Mixon. Cincinnati ranks just 27th with 480 rushing yards, although that’s partially due to abandoning the run game when trailing.</p><p>At this point, though, the only thing the Bengals have going for them besides their passing game is their schedule. They don’t face another winning team until they rematch the Ravens on Thursday Night Football in Week 10. They do face the 2-2 Philadelphia Eagles at home in Week 8, but Jalen Hurts and company are vulnerable.</p><p>If Burrow weren’t an upper-echelon quarterback, continuing this level of play would be too much to ask. Luckily for Cincinnati, though, the former NCAA National Champion is up to the task.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Joe Burrow is a legit MVP candidate despite Bengals 1-4 record

<!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-jamarr-chase-take-killer-joe-burrow-interception');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops NSFW take on killer Joe Burrow interception');   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/2024/10/JaMarr-Chase-drops-NSFW-take-on-killer-Joe-Burrow-interception.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops NSFW take on killer Joe Burrow interception</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T09:53:52-07:00">October 7th, 9:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T09:53:52-07:00">October 7th, 9:53am</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">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals are off to a stunningly poor start to the season. Their latest heartbreaking loss, a 41-38 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-sick-stomach-choking-away-game-ravens">overtime classic against the Baltimore Ravens</a> at home, dropped them to 1-4 and severely hurt their playoff chances in a very competitive AFC.</p><p>The Bengals had their chances to win on Sunday, and they held a lead for a majority of the second half. However, a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-slaps-cincinnati-harsh-reality-collapse-ravens">Joe Burrow interception with the Bengals leading 38-35</a> opened the door for the Ravens to tie things up with a Justin Tucker field goal and eventually win it in overtime.</p><p>After the game, star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase <a href="https://x.com/Trags/status/1843036502118613155" rel="noopener">took the heat</a> for the Burrow interception, which was headed his way, according to Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ja’Marr Chase “I ran a shitty route” on the Marlon Humphrey interception. <a href="https://t.co/gjmBHYkFL0">pic.twitter.com/gjmBHYkFL0</a></p><p>— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) <a href="https://twitter.com/Trags/status/1843036502118613155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“We can start with me and Joe not on the same page,” Chase said. “I ran a sh***y route and he threw a pick… I’m gonna take it on me. Yeah, I am.”</p><p>The Bengals looked to be on their way to getting their second win of the season and moving within one game of first place in the AFC North, but a slew of missed opportunities has them at he bottom of the division and with a big hole to climb out of.</p><h2><b>Missed opportunities haunt Bengals yet again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Bengals-huddle.jpg"><figcaption>© Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Missed opportunities are becoming a theme of this Bengals season, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-joe-burrow-issues-blunt-admission-about-controversial-loss-to-chiefs">Zac Taylor’s club can’t seem to close out a close game</a>. There’s an argument to be made that the Bengals could easily be at least 4-1 right now, but end of game execution has cost them time and time again. Their four losses have come by a combined 15 points through five weeks.</p><p>Sunday may have been their biggest missed chance yet. In a huge division matchup, the Bengals had two great chances to close the deal at home. Burrow threw an interception on the first opportunity, which ended their streak of four consecutive touchdown drives.</p><p>In overtime, the Bengals got a gift in the form of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-ravens-lamar-jackson-dissatisfaction-win-vs-bengals">Lamar Jackson fumble with the Ravens driving down</a> for a game-winning score. Cincinnati was in field goal range with a chance to win it, but they opted to go the conservative route and run the ball three times, settling for a long field goal to win it. Holder Ryan Rehkow muffed the snap, and Evan McPherson hooked the field goal to the left.</p><p>On the first play of the ensuing drive, Derrick Henry took a toss play down the left sideline inside the 10-yard line, and Justin Tucker easily nailed the field goal to give the Ravens the win.</p><p>The Bengals are a better team than 1-4, but their execution down the stretch is costing them games. Sunday was another example, and if they don’t turn things around, their season is going to be over sooner rather than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops NSFW take on killer Joe Burrow interception

<!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-slaps-cincinnati-harsh-reality-collapse-ravens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Burrow slaps Bengals with harsh reality after collapse vs. Ravens');   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/2024/10/Joe-Burrow-slaps-Cincinnati-with-harsh-reality-after-collapse-vs.-Ravens.jpg"></figure><h1>Joe Burrow slaps Bengals with harsh reality after collapse vs. Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T07:10:00-07:00">October 7th, 7:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T07:10:00-07:00">October 7th, 7:10am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals inexplicably <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-sick-stomach-choking-away-game-ravens">lost to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime</a> in Week 5. Their defense forced a turnover in overtime, giving Evan McPherson a 53-yard field goal to win the game. The hold was sloppy and the Ravens got another chance. Derrick Henry took advantage and Baltimore won 41-38 on a Justin Tucker field goal. Joe Burrow dished on the Bengals’ championship <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41650010/joe-burrow-bengals-not-championship-level-team-right-now" rel="noopener">chances this season</a> after a 1-4 start.</p><p>“We’re not a championship-level team right now,” Burrow said, per Bengals beat reporter Ben Baby of ESPN. “We’re not. I like to think that we’ll come back and improve throughout the season to get to that point, but right now we are not and we have to get better.”</p><p>Burrow and the Bengals know what it means to be a championship-level team. They made a Cinderella run to the Super Bowl in 2022 but lost to the Rams in the big game. They haven’t been that quality this season, losing four of their first five games. It was the defense who slipped up in this game once again.</p><p>Both of the quarterbacks in this game had spectacular performances. Burrow threw for five touchdowns while Lamar Jackson threw for four in a game that featured 79 points. The Bengals could not stop the Ravens’ offense even when they had a ten-point fourth-quarter lead.</p><h2><b>The Bengals need a defense revival to save the season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Joe-Burrow-with-Cincinnati-Bengals-3.jpg"><figcaption>Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals have three of the worst defensive performances of the season to their name this year. They were the victim of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-star-jamarr-chases-nsfw-reaction-to-jayden-daniels-dominance">Jayden Daniels coming out party in Week 3</a>, allowed a last-second field goal to lose in Week 2, and blew this one in Week 5. While they did win in Week 4, they still allowed 24 points to Andy Dalton and the Panthers.</p><p>The defense has to string together multiple great performances for the Bengals to make the playoffs. They get a solid opponent to start that run in Week 6. They head to the Meadowlands to face the New York Giants in primetime. While Daniel Jones was excellent in Week 5, their offense has been shaky throughout the season.</p><p>Following that, they have another division matchup against the Browns. Deshaun Watson has been one of the worst quarterbacks in the league this year and the Bengals should feast. If they can win these two games with great defensive performances, their season will not be over. Another loss with poor defensive play will lead to massive questions in Cincinnati.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow slaps Bengals with harsh reality after collapse vs. Ravens

<!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-new-career-high-explosion-ravens');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow sets new career high in explosion vs. Ravens');   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/2024/10/Bengals-news-Joe-Burrow-sets-new-career-high-in-explosion-vs-Ravens.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow sets new career high in explosion vs. Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T14:00:58-07:00">October 6th, 2:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T06:16:04-07:00">October 7th, 6:16am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cincinnati Bengals quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-qb-joe-burrows-sneaky-take-on-wild-scrambles-after-injury-scare">Joe Burrow used his legs</a> in last week’s win over the Carolina Panthers, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-limping-badly-big-hit-panthers">he also took a big hit</a>. But he turned back to prime form in Sunday’s game against the Balitmore Ravens, setting a new career high in a five-touchdown explosion.</p><p>Burrow cranked it up by hitting 27 of his first 34 passes for 353 yards and five scores as the Bengals tried to hold of the Ravens in a shootout that went into overtime. The passing-TD total marked the <a href="https://x.com/pauldehnerjr/status/1843013159692710257" rel="noopener">best of his career</a>, according to a post on X b y Paul Dehner Jr of The Athletic. Burrow ultimately finished the game completing 30 out of 39 passes for 392 yards and those five scores in a heartbreaking 41-38 overtime loss.</p><h2><b>Bengals QB Joe Burrow airs it out against Ravens</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cincinnati-Bengals-QB-Joe-Burrow.jpg"><figcaption>Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Image</figcaption></figure><p>Burrow came into the game on a hot streak, throwing multiple touchdown passes in three straight weeks. He had two against the Chiefs, three against the Commanders, and two more against the Panthers in Week 4.</p><p>The five tosses Sunday gave him 12 for the season, and put him on a record pace of 41 for the season. Burrow had 13 scoring strikes in 10 games as a rookie in 2020. In his second season, he hit for 34. And in 2022, he connected on 35 touchdown passes. Last year turned into a forgettable season. Burrow managed only 15 touchdowns in an injury-plagued season that netted him only 10 games.</p><p>Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said he knew what his team <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/bengals-take-on-a-familiar-challenge-against-lamar-jackson-and-the-ravens/#:~:text=%22Really%2C%20we've%20seen,pocket%20%E2%80%94%20all%20of%20those%20things." rel="noopener">would be up against</a> in facing the talented Burrow, according to cbsnews.com.</p><p>“Really, we’ve seen the same thing that we’ve always seen from (Burrow),” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. “He’s playing very well. He plays the game in a very unique way, a very precise way, in terms of his reads, his accuracy, his timing, (and) he’s strong in the pocket — all of those things. He’s leading that team, leading that offense like he always does.”</p><h2><b>What approach did the Ravens bring into the game?</b></h2><p>The Ravens entered the game with a plan to limit Burrow’s effectiveness. But it just didn’t work <a href="https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-defense-joe-burrow-bengals-cincinnati-2024" rel="noopener">according to the plan</a> that defensive coordinator Zach Orr detailed to baltimoreravens.com.</p><p>“Every year is different; every game is different,” Orr said. “I think part of the success has just been everybody being on the same page. (It’s a matter of) playing team defense and going out there playing as hard as we can. And not giving up big plays. That’s a big focus for us going into this week is (for) everybody (to be) on the same page; us playing team defense and us eliminating explosive plays, because we know they’re a real explosive offense. I think if we do that, we give ourselves a good chance.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow sets new career high in explosion vs. Ravens

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Originally from the small town of Elba, New York, Sonny received his degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a disappointing 0-3 start to the season, the Cincinnati Bengals finally got their first win of the season on Sunday afternoon, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-trey-hendrickson-neck-injury-panthers-downer-for-cincinnati">defeating the Carolina Panthers by the final score of 34-24</a>. In the win, Joe Burrow threw for 232 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, but his two highlight reel plays of the game came on wild scrambles away from pressure, including this one:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Burrow escapin’</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CINvsCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CINvsCAR</a> on FOX<br>📱: <a href="https://t.co/waVpO8ZBqG">https://t.co/waVpO8ZBqG</a> <a href="https://t.co/jRsQnOhE2B">pic.twitter.com/jRsQnOhE2B</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1840474196880629917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>After the game, Burrow was asked about a couple of the plays he made with his feet, and he joked “you might call me sneaky athletic,” (<a href="https://x.com/ByJayMorrison/status/1840494524822389081">h/t</a> Jay Morrison of Sports Illustrated). Of course, sports fans know that often times “sneaky athletic” is code for “white and athletic.” It’s a term usually reserved for white quarterbacks who can move, or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-coach-joe-mazzulla-drops-eye-opening-sam-hauser-claim-after-rockets-game-yeah-i-said-it">white basketball players who could jump</a>.</p><p>One of Burrow’s greatest strengths, beyond an incredibly accurate right arm and genius-level feel for the game, is how nifty he is navigating the pocket and how adept he is at running the football. The Bengals have used well-timed designed quarterback runs in crucial spots over the last few years, capitalizing on Burrow’s unheralded legs. While at LSU, Burrow rushed for 368 yards and 5 touchdowns during his Heisman Trophy campaign. Since arriving in the NFL, he’s scored ten touchdowns on the ground.</p><p>What’s funny is, Burrow was actually one of the highest-rated dual-threat quarterbacks in the 2015 recruiting class, having scored 27 rushing touchdowns during his high school career. So yeah, “sneaky athletic” sounds about right.</p><p>On the flip side, the worry with Burrow has long been related to his health. Burrow has suffered an ACL/MCL tear during his rookie season and a troubling calf strain during training camp last year. Even this season, a wrist injury that ended Burrow’s 2023 season after ten games has lingered into 2024. Against the Panthers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-limping-badly-big-hit-panthers">Burrow was seen limping early on after a big hit</a>, but the 27-year-old says the concerns about <a href="https://x.com/ByJayMorrison/status/1840503704979485137" rel="noopener">how gimpy he looked</a> early on shouldn’t keep Bengals fans up at night.</p><p>“I got stepped on. That didn’t feel great,” Burrow said after the game, according to Morrison. But nothing crazy. We’ll see what it looks like tomorrow. Might be a little bruised, but nothing crazy.”</p><p>For the next 48 hours, Bengals fans will be holding their breath, hoping that Joe Burrow will be 100 percent next Sunday when the Bengals host the Baltimore Ravens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals QB Joe Burrow’s ‘sneaky’ take on wild scrambles after injury scare

<!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-limping-badly-big-hit-panthers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow limping badly after big hit vs. Panthers');   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/2024/09/Bengals-news-Joe-Burrow-limping-badly-after-big-hurt-vs.-Panthers.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow limping badly after big hit vs. Panthers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T10:49:51-07:00">September 29th, 10:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T11:17:05-07:00">September 29th, 11:17am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals are looking to get back on track in Week 4 against the Carolina Panthers after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-leadership-change-0-3-start">losing each of their first three games</a> to start the 2024 campaign. And while they have jumped out to an early 7-0 lead over the Panthers, they were dealt quite an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-wrist-keeps-him-on-injury-report-ahead-of-chiefs-clash">injury scare</a> with star quarterback Joe Burrow.</p><p>On the Bengals first drive, Burrow’s foot was stepped on by his own offensive lineman in Cordell Volson. Burrow’s ankle appeared to roll as a result, and while he ultimately ended up staying in the game, he was <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1840445532738871571" rel="noopener">limping around the field</a> quite badly, worrying fans that he had suffered an injury on the play.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Burrow’s ankle injury 😬</p><p>He was limping but stayed in the game 💪</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlesRobinson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CharlesRobinson</a>)</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/igiwIL4lhT">pic.twitter.com/igiwIL4lhT</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1840445532738871571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Joe Burrow toughing it out for the Bengals</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joe-Burrow-of-the-Bengals-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Albert Cesare-USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals season is already on life-support, so it’s safe to say they need Burrow on the field for this game, even though it’s against a Panthers team that they should beat either way. So seeing him stay on the field and tough out this injury has to be encouraging for Cincinnati and their fans, because this did not look like a pretty injury at first glance.</p><p>Sure enough, though, Burrow has been cooking for the Bengals since staying in this game. On the ensuing drive, Burrow and Cincy converted on a short field to score their first touchdown of the day. After the Panthers marched down the field and tied the game, Burrow connected with Ja’Marr Chase on a 63-yard touchdown to give Cincy the lead back.</p><p>Carolina responded by scoring another touchdown to tie the game at 14, though, so it’s clear this game is going to be a fight in which Cincinnati needs Burrow for. Thankfully, it appears as if he is healthy enough to tough this one out, and while he may be laboring, he’s going to do everything he can to lead the Bengals to their first win of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow limping badly after big hit vs. Panthers

<!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', '/alabama-football-news-jalen-milroe-joe-burrow-feat-vs-georgia');   ga('set', 'title', 'Alabama football’s Jalen Milroe accomplishes Joe Burrow-like feat vs. Georgia');   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/2024/09/Jalen-Milroe-accomplishes-Joe-Burrow-like-feat-vs-Georgia.jpg"><figcaption>© William McLelland-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Alabama football’s Jalen Milroe accomplishes Joe Burrow-like feat vs. Georgia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-28T20:03:21-07:00">September 28th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-28T20:03:21-07:00">September 28th, 8:03pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Football</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nick-sabans-bored-reaction-to-the-alabama-crimson-tide-onslaught-has-internet-buzzing">Alabama football head coach Nick Saban looked bored</a> amidst a first-half onslaught, the 18-time National Champions made some more history reminiscent of Joe Burrow, thanks to Jalen Milroe.<br><br>This is the first time since the 2019 Joe Burrow LSU national championship squad that a team has led Kirby Smart and <a href="https://x.com/mzenitz/status/1840191286361416182" rel="noopener">Georgia by 28+ points</a>, according to CBS Sports’s Matt Zenitz.<br><br>That 2019 LSU Tigers took the college football world by storm. Not only did they have three first-round picks in Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Justin Jefferson, they dominated every single game. The Tigers went 15-0 and showed out in the SEC Championship game. LSU beat Georgia 37-10, but they had a dominant three quarters. They led 34-3, and it marked the first time that a Kirby Smart-led team trailed by 28 or more points in a game.</p><h2><b>Can Jalen Milroe have a Joe Burrow-type season for Alabama football?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jalen-Milroe-making-presence-known-against-Georgia.jpg"><figcaption>© John David Mercer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Burrow himself threw for 5,671 yards, 60 touchdowns, and only six interceptions in that year. He ultimately won the Heisman trophy, and it wasn’t close. Excluding the Week 5 game against Georgia, Milroe has thrown 590 yards and eight touchdowns. On the ground, he has 156 yards and six touchdowns. Every win this season has been convincing for the Alabama football program. </p><p>Their Week 4 win against Wisconsin proved that Milroe is here. The 42-10 win featured <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jalen-milroe-1/gamelog/2024/" rel="noopener">196 yards and three touchdowns, as well as 75 rushing yards and two touchdowns</a>. Although the numbers aren’t near Burrow, the convincing wins against solid opponents can pay dividends for Milroe’s Heisman venture.</p><p>The rest of the schedule presents SEC matchups worthy of being on primetime television. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-draymond-green-strong-reaction-alabama-qb-jalen-milroes-start">Milroe dismantling Georgia’s toxic defense in the first half</a> could be a warning shot to other conference teams. The combination of him in Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer’s offense could punch a ticket to the SEC conference championship game.</p><p>Even if the numbers aren’t there, Milroe’s impact could carry significant weight for the rest of the season. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alabama football’s Jalen Milroe accomplishes Joe Burrow-like feat vs. Georgia

<!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-jamarr-chase-eye-opening-joe-burrow-leadership-message');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops eye-opening Joe Burrow leadership message');   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/2024/09/Bengals-news-JaMarr-Chase-drops-eye-opening-Joe-Burrow-leadership-message.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops eye-opening Joe Burrow leadership message</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-27T18:11:41-07:00">September 27th, 6:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-27T19:04:55-07:00">September 27th, 7:04pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-rumors-bengals-quarterback-joe-burrow-to-reunite-with-ex-lsu-teammate-jamarr-chase-in-cincinnati">Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow</a> is known as “Joe Cool,” his club may need a more fiery approach this season. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-leadership-change-0-3-start">Bengals at 0-3</a>, star wideout Ja’Marr Chase can’t help but wonder if a more vocal leadership approach would work well.</p><p>Chase was asked if he thought Burrow should <a href="https://x.com/Trags/status/1839416203082977654" rel="noopener">be a more assertive leader</a>, via CLNS Media’s Mike Petraglia.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ja’Marr Chase on whether Joe Burrow needs to be more vocal. “ I don’t know, but I wouldn’t mind it” <a href="https://t.co/CAr2M1nfsm">pic.twitter.com/CAr2M1nfsm</a></p><p>— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) <a href="https://twitter.com/Trags/status/1839416203082977654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I don’t know, I wouldn’t mind it, though,” Chase said. “Joe’s always been a leader to me. I’ve never seen him say extra or anything out of the ordinary to get us going but he’s pretty much to himself for me, I don’t know what he is to other people.”</p><p>While Burrow’s relaxed mindset seems calming to be around, it’s fair to wonder if he should change his ways given the situation. Chase, though, admitted that he’s similar to his quarterback in that regard.</p><p>“I’m more of a lead-by-example than talk,” he said. “I don’t mind talking if I have to, but that’s not really something I wanna do.”</p><p>Burrow, though, recognizes that the team could benefit from a<a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41444734/bengals-qb-joe-burrow-looks-more-vocal-leader-cincinnati-0-3" rel="noopener"> more alpha approach</a>, via ESPN’s Ben Baby.</p><p>“I’m usually a lead-by-example kind of guy,” Burrow said. “But I think I can pick my spots to say some more things. I’ll find those spots this week…We got a lot of young guys that we’re counting on that haven’t really been here before, [to] have them hear my voice more might be beneficial.”</p><p>Will a fiery Burrow help turn the Bengals’ season around?</p><h2><b>Joe Burrow is capable of leading the Bengals out of a storm</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joe-Burrow-with-Cincinnati-Bengals-2.jpg"><figcaption>Cara Owsley / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Although Cincinnati is winless, it’s not because of Burrow. The LSU alum has completed 70.9% of his passes for 746 yards, five touchdowns, and no picks through the first three games. While the offense only mustered 10 points against the New England Patriots at home, it responded with 25 points against the Kansas City Chiefs on the road before a 35-point showing against the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football.</p><p>With Burrow back at 100% after his season-ending wrist injury last year, he has the right to chew out underperforming teammates. The 27-year-old has proven his worth in the league, leading the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance in 2021 as well as a return to the AFC Championship in 2022. The difference is now, though, that the defense has regressed, and Joe Mixon and Tyler Boyd are no longer on the team to bolster the skill positions.</p><p>However, that’s nothing that a former National Champion and Super Bowl runner-up can’t handle.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase drops eye-opening Joe Burrow leadership message

<!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-leadership-change-0-3-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joe Burrow making leadership change after Bengals’ 0-3 start');   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/2024/09/Joe-Burrow-making-leadership-change-after-0-3-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Joe Burrow making leadership change after Bengals’ 0-3 start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-26T06:57:39-07:00">September 26th, 6:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-26T06:57:39-07:00">September 26th, 6:57am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals have not had the start to the 2024 campaign that they were hoping for, as they have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-trent-browns-season-ending-injury-makes-0-3-start-even-worse">crawled out to an 0-3 start</a>, losing a pair of games against the New England Patriots and Washington Commanders that they were widely expected to win along the way. As a result, changes are going to need to be made, and it looks like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-teases-private-conversation-zac-taylor-commanders-loss">Joe Burrow is stepping up</a> in an effort to help right the ship.</p><p>While the Bengals are struggling, it hasn’t been because of Burrow, who has had a strong start to the season for Cincy (73/103, 746 YDS, 5 TD, 11 CAR, 28 YDS). However, he’s not hiding from the team’s woes, and he recently stated that he’s going to <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41444734/bengals-qb-joe-burrow-looks-more-vocal-leader-cincinnati-0-3" rel="noopener">change his leadership style</a> in an effort to be more of a vocal leader for the Bengals moving forward.</p><p>“I’m usually a lead by example kind of guy. But I think I can pick my spots to say some more things. I’ll find those spots this week. We got a lot of young guys that we’re counting on that haven’t really been here before, [to] have them hear my voice more might be beneficial.” – Joe Burrow, ESPN</p><h2><b>Joe Burrow hoping leadership change leads to more wins for Bengals</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joe-Burrow-of-the-Bengals.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Cara Owsley-USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>It’s clear that, for whatever reason, things as currently constructed are not working for the Bengals, so it’s time for changes to be made. While fans will quickly look at potential lineup and scheme changes, Burrow simply believes that if he is more vocal on what he believes needs to be done, it can have a positive impact for Cincinnati.</p><p>Through three games, the Bengals haven’t been able to put all of the pieces of the puzzle together. In Week 1 against the Patriots, their offense struggled all day long, which resulted in New England winning 16-10. In Week 3, it was the complete opposite, as the defense could not force a stop against the Commanders in order to give the offense a chance to take the lead.</p><p>This isn’t the first time that Cincinnati has had a slow start to the season, but with an 0-3 record, they are going to have to do their best to avoid allowing panic to settle in. Burrow is putting some of that burden on his shoulders, and if he can deliver in the way he wants to, it could end up having a positive impact on his team as they attempt to dig themselves out of this hole.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow making leadership change after Bengals’ 0-3 start

<!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-teases-private-conversation-zac-taylor-commanders-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow teases private conversation with Zac Taylor after Commanders loss');   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/2024/09/Bengals-news-Joe-Burrow-teases-private-conversation-with-Zac-Taylor-after-Commanders-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow teases private conversation with Zac Taylor after Commanders loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T07:04:30-07:00">September 24th, 7:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T07:04:30-07:00">September 24th, 7:04am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A 0-3 start to the 2024 NFL season was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-the-nfls-remaining-winless-teams">definitely not what the Cincinnati Bengals envisioned</a>. For one they were the favorites in two of their first three games of the season and both of those contests were at their home. But here they are, wallowing in the bottom of the standings in the NFC North division following a 38-33 loss at the hands of Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders on Monday evening.</p><p>After the loss to the Commanders,  Cincy quarterback Joe Burrow and Bengals head coach Zac Taylor <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41410219/playoffs-furthest-thing-bengals-minds-0-3-start" rel="noopener">were spotted</a> headed to the Cincinnati coaches’ office.</p><p>“It was a very positive conversation,” Burrow said about the postgame meeting with Taylor, per Ben Baby of ESPN.</p><p>While Burrow did not delve much into what he and Taylor talked about, he noted that the team is simply frustrated with how things are going and that he remains confident in the Bengals despite the bad start.</p><p>“We’re not happy with where we’re at, but by no means is the season over. We’re 0-3, it’s 14 left to play.”</p><h2><b>Bengals stay winless after getting lit up by Jayden Daniels, Commanders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joe-Burrow-of-the-Bengals-during-a-game-against-the-Chiefs.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals became host (and victim of) to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-star-jamarr-chases-nsfw-reaction-to-jayden-daniels-dominance">coming out party of the Commanders’ rookie quarterback</a> in the NFL. Daniels, the second pick overall at the 2024 NFL draft and, who, like Burrow, played for the LSU Tigers in college, went off versus Cincinnati’s leaky defense, as he passed for 254 yards and two touchdowns while completing all but two of his 23 throws.</p><p>Daniels also burned rubber of 39 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. With Cincinnati failing to bottle up Daniels and the Commanders’ attack, even the Bengals’ season-high offensive production was not enough to get them a victory.</p><p>Burrow had 324 passing yards and three touchdowns with zero interceptions on 29-of-38 completions. It was not a poor performance from Burrow, but the Bengals could have done better in the red zone where they were just 2-of-4. Perhaps that was a topic tackled by Burrow and Taylor, as Cincinnati looks for ways to clean up its issues before the situation gets worse.</p><p>So far in the 2024 NFL season, the Bengals are 13th in the league overall with 22.7 points per game and 15th with a 50 percent touchdown conversion rate in the red zone.</p><p>The Bengals will look forward to picking up the pieces in the coming days in preparation for a Week 4 showdown against the one-win Carolina Panthers, who just named former long-time Bengals starting quarterback Andy Dalton as its QB1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow teases private conversation with Zac Taylor after Commanders loss

<!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', '/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-new-nfl-record-outplaying-joe-burrow');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jayden Daniels sets new NFL record after outplaying Joe Burrow');   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/2024/09/Commanders-news-Jayden-Daniels-sets-new-NFL-record-after-outplaying-Joe-Burrow.jpg"></figure><h1>Jayden Daniels sets new NFL record after outplaying Joe Burrow</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-23T21:13:08-07:00">September 23rd, 9:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-23T21:20:17-07:00">September 23rd, 9:20pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It seemed as if <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/4-commanders-overreactions-after-nail-biting-victory-over-giants">some people were overreacting</a> to the Washington Commanders nail-biter of a win over the New York Giants in Week Two. The Commanders 21-18 victory over their NFC East rivals definitely got Washington fans excited. But the Commanders’ rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels saved his coming out party for Monday Night Football in Week Three.</p><p>The number two pick in the 2024 draft was brilliant Monday Night. He went 21/23 for 254 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, adding 39 rushing yards and another score on the ground in the Commanders’ commanding 38-33 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.</p><p>And, Daniels made history in his MNF debut. The young passer set a <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1838416011873390611" rel="noopener">new single game record</a> for the highest completion percentage by a rookie in NFL history, per Clutchpoints on X. Daniels put the ball in the air 23 times against the Bengals on Monday night, completing 91.3 percent of his passes. Daniels broke Dak Prescott’s record of 88.9 percent, which he set during his rookie season in 2016. Surprisingly, Gardner Minshew has the third-highest ever completion percentage for a rookie with 88 percent, which he accomplished in his 2019 rookie campaign.</p><p>Daniels had a game to remember. He produced a passer rating of 141.7. And the first-year signal caller protected the ball. The Commanders trusted Daniels with 35 plays and he rewarded the team by committing zero turnovers.</p><h2><b>Jayden Daniels made history in the Commanders MNF win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jayden-Daniels.jpg"><figcaption>Katie Stratman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Daniels’ counterpart, Joe Burrow, also had a good game. The Bengals QB went 29/38 for 324 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Burrow added one rush for four yards.</p><p>Nonetheless, Daniels was ready for the national stage, keeping the pressure on Cincinnati with big play after big play. Daniels demonstrated what he’s capable of both through the air and on the ground in Week Three. With just under three minutes remaining in the first half, Daniels uncorked a brilliant 55-yard bomb to Terry McLaurin to get the Commanders down to the four yard line. The rookie ran it in himself on the following play to put Washington up 21-10 just before halftime.</p><p>Daniels put the game away just before the two minute warning in the fourth quarter, finding McLaurin again with a beautiful pass to the back of the end zone. The touchdown put the Commanders up 38-26. The Bengals would come back to score but it was too late, nothing could spoil Daniels’ night as he led Washington to the big 38-33 win in prime time.</p><p>With the victory the Commanders improved to 2-1 on the young season. Daniels and company head to Arizona for a showdown with the Cardinals in Week Four. Arizona quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-pro-football-hall-of-fame-kyler-murray-perfect-week-2">Kyler Murray made some history of his own in Week Two</a>, becoming just the second QB ever to have a perfect passer rating while throwing for at least 250 yards and running for 50 yards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jayden Daniels sets new NFL record after outplaying Joe Burrow

<!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-issues-blunt-admission-about-controversial-loss-to-chiefs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bengals’ Joe Burrow issues blunt admission about controversial loss to Chiefs');   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/2024/09/Joe-Burrow-issues-blunt-admission-about-controversial-loss-to-Chiefs.jpg"></figure><h1>Bengals’ Joe Burrow issues blunt admission about controversial loss to Chiefs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-15T19:12:15-07:00">September 15th, 7:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-15T19:12:15-07:00">September 15th, 7:12pm</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">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals suffered a rough 26-25 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday with Harrison Butker hitting a game-winning field goal on the final drive, and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow <a href="https://x.com/Ben_Baby/status/1835475652759220266" rel="noopener">was very frustrated</a> after his team dropped to 0-2.</p><p>“As frustrating (a lot) as I’ve had,” Joe Burrow said, via Ben Baby of ESPN.</p><p>Baby also remarked that he believes that was as upset as he has seen Burrow after a loss as any in his career, including the Super Bowl LVI loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the 2021 season. It was certainly a tough loss <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-frustrated-reaction-crucial-call-doomed-chiefs">for the Bengals</a>, who were looking to rebound from an opening loss to the New England Patriots with a resounding win against the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-heated-reaction-controversial-call-chiefs">The Bengals had</a> plenty of chances in the game, and one of the turning points was Burrow’s fumble, which was returned for a touchdown by the Chiefs, giving them the lead for a brief moment, before Cincinnati took it back with a field goal. The Bengals also could not ice the game away with a possession before the Chiefs’ final drive. And then on the Chiefs’ final drive, a game-ending incompletion on 4th-and-16 was wiped out by a pass interference penalty.</p><p>It is the third year in a row that the Bengals have dropped to 0-2 to start the season, so luckily they have experience with this situation, although it is not an ideal one.</p><h2><b>Bengals’ road to climb out of 0-2 hole once again</b></h2><p>In 2022, the Bengals climbed out of an 0-2 hole to win the AFC North, and it looked like they were going to be a playoff team once again in 2023 before Burrow injured his hand, which led to them missing the playoffs. The coming weeks present opportunities for wins for the Bengals, and it would be a massive disappointment if they lose either.</p><p>Next week, Cincinnati will host the Washington Commanders, who got a win against the New York Giants in Week 2, but narrowly. The Bengals have more talent. The next game after that is the same when the Bengals play the Carolina Panthers on the road. It would be a surprise if the Bengals do not get back to 2-2 in the next couple of games.</p><p>After those two games, the Bengals will play the Baltimore Ravens at home, who are also 0-2, so that will be an interesting game to watch when it does come up.</p><p>Hopefully for the Bengals, they can get their season back on track with a win next week against the Commanders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bengals’ Joe Burrow issues blunt admission about controversial loss to Chiefs

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He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cincinnati Bengals remain winless in the 2024 NFL regular season after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-zac-taylor-immediate-reaction-loss-chiefs">suffering a 26-25 loss</a> on the road versus Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Cincinnati was close to pulling off an upset win against the reigning Super Bowl champions but some calls just did not go their way, including a defensive pass interference call on rookie Daijahn Anthony with just under a minute remaining in regulation.</p><p>That crucial call came when the Chiefs were trailing the Bengals by two points and were in a fourth-and-16 situation, thus giving Kansas City a fresh set of downs.</p><p>The whole Cincinnati squad was understandably left in disbelief over the call, including quarterback Joe Burrow, who could not hide his frustrated reaction. Burrow initially thought that Anthony made a good play, as he raised his hand in celebration but when he saw the flag come out, he turned around before removing his helmet and throwing it to the ground out of anger.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Joe Burrow reacts to the Bengals’ game-losing pass interference penalty on 4th and 16 😬<a href="https://t.co/U6r0bT1PDN">pic.twitter.com/U6r0bT1PDN</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1835461143063912718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Chiefs took advantage of the break they got, as Harrison Butker <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1835460846019125413" rel="noopener">drained a 51-yard field goal</a> to win the game for Kansas City, which improved to 2-0 in the 2024 regular season.</p><p>The Bengals’ loss to Kansas City meant that Burrow’s solid performance was wasted. Burrow went 23-of-36 for 258 passing yards and two touchdowns. He did not have a perfect outing, as Burrow got sacked three times for a loss of 12 yards and fumbled the ball twice and lost one of them, but those miscues were so close to being forgotten with a win that Cincinnati ultimately failed to eke out.</p><h2><b>Another frustrating loss for the Bengals early in 2024 NFL season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Joe-Burrow-of-the-Bengals-during-a-game-against-the-Chiefs.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-bengals-must-must-not-panic-after-disappointing-defeat-vs-patriots">Burrow and the Bengals, who lost at home</a> in Week 1 to the New England Patriots, had a six-point lead at the half and entered the fourth quarter ahead by five points. Kansas City grabbed the lead with a defensive touchdown by Chamarri Conner early in the final period but Evan McPherson’s field goal with over nine minutes left in regulation put the Bengals ahead again — and for the last time in the contest.</p><p>The Bengals outgained Kansas City, 320-286, and also held the Chiefs to just 1-of-8 on third downs. Cincinnati also forced three Chiefs turnovers but those proved to be not enough to keep Kansas City from scoring another victory.</p><p>Cincinnati’s frustration about its situation must be growing, but the Bengals can’t afford to lose their focus. Perhaps playing at home in Week 3 could help Burrow and company, as they are scheduled to face the Washington Commanders at Paycor Stadium on September 23.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joe Burrow’s frustrated reaction to crucial call that doomed Bengals vs. Chiefs

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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">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes will renew their rivalry on Sunday when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-gets-brutally-honest-chiefs-rivalry">Chiefs and Bengals clash in Week 2</a>. The two have built a great head-to-head during the early stages of their careers and have played a litany of tight, big games against each other.</p><p>From those battles comes a mutual respect. Burrow <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1834693396868337999" rel="noopener">shared his affection</a> for the Chiefs’ star on Friday ahead of Sunday’s matchup in Kansas City.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“[He’s] one of one. He’s really, really exceptional… He really understands the game. It’s always a big challenge going up against him.”</p><p>Joe Burrow on Patrick Mahomes ahead of the Bengals-Chiefs matchup on Sunday 🙌</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLonCBS</a>)<a href="https://t.co/kUVeiabXDx">pic.twitter.com/kUVeiabXDx</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1834693396868337999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Pat is one of one,” Burrow said. “He’s really, really exceptional extending the play, throwing on the move, trying to buy that extra tick for his guys to get open. He really understands the game. It’s always a big challenge going up against him.”</p><p>The two teams have faced off five times in the last three seasons, with Burrow and the Bengals taking three of the meetings. They split playoff meetings in 2022 and 2023, with the winner reaching the Super Bowl each time.</p><h2><b>Where Chiefs can exploit Bengals in Week 2</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Patrick-Mahomes_54e5e6.jpg"><figcaption>Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Chiefs got their 2024-25 campaign off to a good start, picking up an impressive win against the Baltimore Ravens 27-20 on opening night. On the contrary, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cincinnati-bengals-most-to-blame-for-week-1-loss-to-patriots">Bengals put out a dismal offensive performance</a> in a shocking loss against the New England Patriots at home.</p><p>The Bengals have had an odd offseason and training camp, between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-joe-burrow-wrist-keeps-him-on-injury-report-ahead-of-chiefs-clash">Joe Burrow’s ominous recovery from wrist surgery</a>, Ja’Marr Chase’s contract holdout and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bengals-news-tee-higgins-receives-concerning-week-2-injury-update">Tee Higgins’ preseason injury</a> that kept him out of Week 1. All of that resulted in a disjointed outing on offense in Week 1.</p><p>It remains to be seen whether that subpar showing is cause for panic or just a bad day for the Bengals. After all, the Patriots’ defense is formidable, but the Chiefs may be even better on that side of the ball.</p><p>Kansas City’s defensive line should have a major advantage against a Bengals offensive line that is average at best. Chris Jones, George Karlaftis and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo dominated the Ravens up front last week, and it’s easy to see a similar scenario on Sunday. The Bengals don’t run the ball very well either, so it will be hard to keep those pass rushers from pinning their ears back and getting after Burrow in the pocket.</p><p>It’s unclear whether this is wrist-related or not, but Burrow didn’t push the ball down the field at all against New England. The Bengals signal caller attempted just six passes past 10 yards, and completed three of them. Most of his work was done within five yards of the line of scrimmage as he repeatedly settled for check downs and conservative completions.</p><p>If he can’t create the explosive plays that made the Bengals so difficult to defend a few years ago, the Chiefs are going to dominate. They’re too good down-to-down to get dinked and dunked down the field all day on Sunday, so Burrow is going to have to start pushing it vertically to keep up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
2338.6	20.5	5.8	5

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
2338.6	20.5	5.8	5

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