Bengals VS Browns
By Bill Murphy
The Bengals have won three in a row and kept their playoff hopes alive. The Bengals defeated the Browns 24-6 securing the season series sweep.
Stars of the Game
Bengals
Joe Burrow : Burrow was 23-30 for 252 yards and three touchdowns. The three touchdown passes were a two yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins ,six yards to Andrei Iosivas and 32 yards to Ja’Marr Chase. This is Burrow’s seventh straight game this season in which he has thrown at least 250 yards and three touchdowns passes in a game, making him the first NFL QB to do so. With this Burrow broke the record set by Tom Brady. Burrow also jumped ahead of Lamar Jackson leading the league in touchdown passes.
Ja’Marr Chase : Burrow’s favorite target does it again , Ja’Marr Chase wracked up 97 yards on six receptions and a 32 yard touchdown pass from Joe Burrow. Ja’marr Chase became the first Bengals player to eclipse 1,500 receiving yards in a season breaking his own record of 1,455 that was set in 2021. Chase leads the league in receiving yards with 1,510 yards.
Geno Stone / Jordan Battle: The two intercepted Browns Quarterback Dorian Thompson Robinson on two consecutive drives . This was stones third consecutive game with an interception .
Browns
Jerome Ford: Ford had 11 carries , 92 yards and one touchdown which was a four yard touchdown run, giving them their only score of the game . Receiving wise , Ford had five receptions for 39 yards .
Myles Garret : As I said in the preview , Garret was a player to look out for . Garrett had three solo tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack . The one sack gave Garett his 100th career sack .
Next Week :
Bengals will play the Broncos on Saturday at 4:30pm (HUGE GAME)
Browns will play the Dolphins on Sunday @ 4:05pm
49ers AT DOLPHINS – The Dolphins kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-17 win over the 49ers. Tua Tagovailoa was 22-34 for 215 yards and a touchdown. De’von Achane had 190 total yards and a touchdown on 23 touches. Jason Sanders was 5-5 on field goals. The Niners were eliminated from playoff contention prior to the game. George Kittle went over 100 yards receiving in the loss. The Niners will host the Lions in an NFC Title game rematch, while the Dolphins will play the Browns looking to keep their playoff hopes alive.
EAGLES AT COMMANDERS – Jayden Daniels hit Jamison Crowder in the endzone with six seconds left to give the Commanders the lead. With the win the Commanders kept their playoff hopes alive. Daniels threw five touchdowns ( Crowder 2x, Zaccheaus 2x, McLaurin). The big story for Philly will be the status of Jalen Hurts, who left the game with a concussion. Daniels helped the Commanders overcome their five turnovers in the win.