Burrow efficient, Chase unstoppable
Joe Burrow completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns, added a one-yard rushing score, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. The result lifts Cincinnati to 6-2. Atlanta fall to 3-6.
Ja’Marr Chase did most of his damage before the interval. He had eight catches for 142 yards and a touchdown by halftime, a 47-yard strike from Burrow that answered Atlanta’s opening drive. He finished with 10 catches on 12 targets for 155 yards. Tee Higgins added two touchdown grabs, the second a contested catch at the back of the end zone that made it 31-17.
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Falcons undone by penalties
Atlanta scored first, Michael Penix Jr floating a one-yard pass to Charlie Woerner. After that the Falcons were their own worst enemy. They were flagged 12 times for 88 yards, and a Cincinnati red-zone stand was helped along by those penalties. Cincinnati led 24-10 at the break, with Evan McPherson’s 56-yard field goal closing the half.
Bijan Robinson kept Atlanta alive with 100 rushing yards on 19 carries and a one-yard touchdown that capped an 11-play drive after the restart. Penix finished with 162 yards, one touchdown and one interception, the pick coming from Barrett Carter with four minutes left. Nick Folk missed a 38-yard field goal that would have cut the gap to 11.
This was the seventh of the NFL’s record nine international games in 2026. Munich and Mexico City complete the slate later this month. For Cincinnati, a first-half blueprint of Chase on third down and Burrow in the red zone is the kind of tape that sells an MVP case.
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