Postgame Report: Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase Take Over Madrid

James Rapien (0:00)

Not one, not two, not three, but four straight victories for the Cincinnati Bengals as they handle business in Madrid. A 34 to 17 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Joe Burrow was electric. This Bengals offense scored on their first four possessions, including touchdowns on their first three possessions, really set the tone in a complete 180 of what has been a tale of slow starts for this Bengals team throughout this season. Not the case today in Madrid. Hi again, everyone, I'm at Paycore Stadium where the Bengals now will make their way back on a Victory Monday.

And it is obviously a big, big win for this Bengals team because getting to six and two, despite their flaws, despite all of the discussion and talk about, they need to fix this. They need to add that. The Bengals are six and two. And Joe Burrow is a real life MVP candidate, more on Joe. But today's post game report brought to you by Christian Husky of Sipsey Klein Realtors. Make sure you check him out today. sipseykline.com/chusky for any real estate advice, buying, selling, looking for your forever home. Doesn't matter. He's got you covered. Christian Husky, giant Bengals fan. I know he's got a smile on his face right now. You will too when you use Christian. sipseykline.com/chusky.

Let's get into these numbers because 3417 does not tell the story. I'm going to pull up my trusty box score here. And shout out to everyone that showed up at the crown for our watch party. Andrew Fox Miller was there. I was there. There were plenty of Bengals fans there. So shout out to you for coming out for supporting the channel, for supporting First Word. And man oh man, 24 of 29 for Joe Burrow. 271 Most of this in the first three quarters was sacked twice, had a 140.1 quarterback rating, three touchdowns. And it really was the Ja'Marr Chase show. That's what I would be.

That's what I would say. The Ja'Marr Chase show for sure. Very finished, 10 catches, a buck 55 Second straight week with double digit catches.

And they got it started. Because let's be honest, early on, it did not feel like they were going to start fast. It felt like the opposite. It was like, all right, Bijon Robinson some big plays. This Bengals team finding a way to somehow kind of like, just continue to not get off the field, not get out to a lead early on. And they didn't. Atlanta took a seven nothing lead and it was too easy moving down the field for them. This Bengals defense, it was like, all right, well, is this going to be the type of game it was? And is going to be, well, the offense answered. And that's what I think is so big. The difference between the Ravens game or last week against the Titans, when the offense can set the tone and say, oh yeah, you guys might score while this, our defense adjusts, we're going to score too. And Joe Burrow on the first possession of the game for the Bengals finds Ja'Marr Chase, 47 yard touchdown, beats AJ Terrell.

It was just poetic. I mean, it was, it looked like Joe to Ja'Marr in the national championship game, where AJ Terrell, who was at Clemson at the time, was chasing Ja'Marr. It was very similar and it was a touchdown. And Ja'Marr and Tee Higgins have the awesome bull celebration. And that was just the beginning. This Bengals offense moved up and down the field, up and down the field, up and down the field, three straight touchdowns to start this game. And it really just tone-setter is how I would describe it. I really would because the defense, they were finding out what...

They were trying to get their feet wet a bit and figure out how to contain this Atlanta offense. In the first couple drives, it did not feel like it. Now, I will say this, the first drive, they give up seven. Second drive, they get off the field and Brian Cooks called for offsides. Can't have that. You can't have an offside penalty on third down. They did, and it led to a Michael Penick's rush off the middle on third down. And just like that, boom, the Falcons in scoring range. The good news is, the Bengals held them to a field goal there. So it was 10 to 7 And that's where momentum swung. Then the Bengals go get 7

And then guess what? The defense finally got a stop. And then the Bengals went and got 7 again. The defense gets another stop.

And this Bengals offense responds by getting three points on the board right before halftime, which was huge. That made a ton of difference. The difference between 21-10 and 24-10 felt massive, especially because, well, one, before I do that, Evan McPherson was awesome. 57-yard field goal before the end of the first half. Just, he's been so damn good. What a weapon he is for this team. And to have a guy like that, that late in the half you can lean on, is just huge for this Bengals team. So they were up 24-10 at halftime. They had all the momentum and they were getting the ball. The Bengals could really just grab the Falcons and end this game. That did not happen. It did not happen. They go three and out. Joe misses Ja'Marr on a rare miss today. Misses Ja'Marr on third down on what could have been a big play, probably 15-plus yards. They punt, and then the Falcons go get seven. Bijon Robinson comes alive, and it's like, all right, this is going to be a dogfight. It is. And the Bengals, they answered. The offense answered. And this is it. This is what this team, how they can play the passing game. It was a clinic. It was a clinic by Joe Burrow. And it wasn't just Ja'Marr Chase. Obviously, I mentioned Ja'Marr. But in the second half, multiple guys, Dante Myers had a big catch to set up the field goal at the end of the first half, by the way. Shout out to Dante. It was 42 yards. But Tee Higgins, five catches, 32 yards, two touchdowns, and those two touchdowns, massive.