Arkansas Bengal Posted September 30 Report Posted September 30 Cincinnati 34-24 over Carolina B+ Bengals The 0-3 Bengals desperately needed a win on Sunday and Joe Burrow made sure that happened. Burrow, who threw two TD passes, led an impressive Bengals offense that totaled 373 yards. The Bengals offense is finally at full strength and Burrow used every one of his weapons with four different players catching at least three passes in a game where Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase combined for 145 yards. The Bengals defense is still having issues, but the unit did at least force a punt, which it didn't do last week against the Commanders. The defense did just enough with two fourth-down stops, including a goal-line stand on Carolina's opening possession. The Bengals offense is good enough to beat anyone, it's just a matter of whether the defense actually shows up each week. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-4-grades-eagles-get-f-for-blowout-loss-to-bucs-commanders-earn-a-for-big-win-over-cardinals/ 1 Quote
Arkansas Bengal Posted September 30 Author Report Posted September 30 Winner: The Burrow-Chase connection The Cincinnati Bengals' explosive duo was on display a week ago, but in a losing effort. On Sunday, Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase were on point, but this time, it mattered on the scoreboard. Do the Bengals still have defensive issues? Sure. But dropping 34 points and getting a home run from Chase out wide bodes well for this group, which depends on Burrow dishing to his playmakers. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2024-nfl-week-4-winners-and-losers-vikings-49ers-look-formidable-as-eagles-jets-take-major-hits/ 1 Quote
Arkansas Bengal Posted September 30 Author Report Posted September 30 Cincinnati Bengals 34, Carolina Panthers 24 Nick Shook's takeaways: Bengals' well-balanced offense powers them to win. The Bengals' 0-3 record stood as a bit of a mirage to those who didn't watch them closely in their first few weeks, because after an ugly debut in Week 1, they've played quality football on the offensive side. Finally, that reality produced a triumph. Joe Burrow put together another very solid day, completing 22 of 31 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and made just one dreadful mistake when he tried to find Ja'Marr Chase amid chaos and threw an interception. Otherwise, Burrow was good, and his team's rushing attack carried over the positive momentum from Week 3 into another productive day in Week 4, with Chase Brown and Zack Moss combining for 131 yards and two touchdowns on 30 attempts. The total product -- including a 7 for 13 mark on third down -- made for a pleasant viewing experience for a Bengals team that clearly arrived in Charlotte on a mission and delivered. Panthers are different team with Dalton. Last week, Andy Dalton entered the starting lineup and threw the Panthers to victory. He nearly repeated such a performance on Sunday, completing 25 of 40 passes for 220 yards, two touchdowns -- including a beautiful pass to Diontae Johnson down the seam -- and one interception caused by a defender hitting Dalton's arm when he released the ball. Dalton brings a calming, confident presence to this offense that was sorely needed and has clearly injected a ton of life into a Panthers team that seemed to be headed nowhere quickly just a couple of weeks ago. Even while trailing, head coach Dave Canales could be seen cracking a slight smile while talking with Dalton on the sideline, as if he'd been provided a quarterback he can trust to get the job done. That can go a long way for a team that is fighting an uphill battle. Cincinnati's defense needs to figure it out. We're now through a month of football, and the Bengals' defense hasn't provided much reason to suggest they're going to round into form anytime soon. After surrendering 38 points to Washington in Week 3, the Bengals allowed Carolina to rack up 375 yards of offense, convert 50 percent of their 14 third-down attempts, rush for 155 yards and remain in the fight until the game's final 75 seconds. To make matters worse, Trey Hendrickson -- Cincinnati's only semi-reliable source of a pass rush -- exited with a neck injury. Cam Taylor-Britt got cooked on a route down the seam for a second straight week, and this time, it resulted in a touchdown. As a team, the Bengals recorded just nine pressures for a rate of 20.9%. This unit just isn't playing consistently right now and is quickly proving to be the Bengals' weakness, and after a 1-3 start, that's only going to put more pressure on Burrow and Co. Next Gen Stats Insight from Bengals-Panthers (via NFL Pro): Despite playing just 41.9% of offensive snaps Sunday, Chase Brown totaled a team-high 80 rushing yards across 15 carries (including +24 rushing yards over expected), averaging 5.4 yards per carry, and scored two touchdowns on the ground. NFL Research: With his 63-yard pinballing catch and run for a receiving score, Ja'Marr Chase moved into a tie with Odell Beckham Jr. for the most 60-plus-yard receiving touchdowns before turning 25 years old (in the Super Bowl era) with nine. https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-nfl-season-week-4-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-games 1 Quote
|High School Harry| Posted September 30 Report Posted September 30 9 hours ago, Arkansas Bengal said: Col. Joseph Lee Burrow Father- Tell Mother not to worry. I am recovering from the injury incurred when Pvt Gomer Volson stepped on my throwing foot. -Joe 1 Quote
-GoBengals- Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 it sucks having seen this team play elite footbal dozens of times to watch such an unsatisfying win, the defens hs so dismantled and scrambled right now, loud may be working with the worst jumble of players week to week as any DC in the league. gonna need some magic this week 1 Quote
claptonrocks Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 2 hours ago, GoBengals said: it sucks having seen this team play elite footbal dozens of times to watch such an unsatisfying win, the defens hs so dismantled and scrambled right now, loud may be working with the worst jumble of players week to week as any DC in the league. gonna need some magic this week Joe can do magical things on offens with the weapons he has. Defense has players back to help in run dense hopefully Future looks bright to me. 1 Quote
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