Eagles 37 Bengals 17
The Bengals are 3-5, including 0-4 at Paycor. 22-23 at home under Zac Taylor.
The Bengals marched 17 plays for an opening drive TD. The Eagles scored 37 of the next 47 points, including the final 20. Simply unacceptable.
Bengals final four possessions: Turnover on downs, Interception, Fumble, End of game.
Allowed point on six consecutive drives: TD-TD-TD-FG-TD-FG.
Eagles entered forcing 2 turnovers in six games....353 snaps. They forced Bengals turnovers on consecutive plays Sunday.
Big sequence (I): Leading 10-3 with 5:00 left in the half, Evan McPherson missed a 54-yard FG. The Eagles then scored to close the half (10-10) and scored to open the 3rd for their first lead (17-10).
Big sequence (II): Down 24-17 late 3rd, Bengals faced 2nd & 2 at their own 38. 2nd: Brown 1 yard. Called TO on 3rd & 1: Moss 0 yards w/ extra OL. 4th: Chase lost 2 yards on horizontal pass behind line of scrimmage. Eagles took over and added FG (27-17). It felt like Amateur Hour play calling by Zac Taylor. It reeked of being lost and scrambling for something.
Big sequence (III): Trailing 27-17 in the 4th QT, Burrow was picked off for the games first turnover. Eagles marched for TD (34-17).
Offense:
Burrow: 26-37-234, TD, INT, sack. 11 of 12 1st drive. 3rd & 8 scramble/3rd QT led to TD. Scrambled/found Gesicki for 24 yards on 3rd & 22. Jake Browning finished the final drive.
RB: 17-43. Brown 12-32, TD. Long of 8. Moss 5-11.
3rd D: 10-13, converted first seven (2 of 13 last week).
Opening drive: 17 plays, 70 yards, 10:04, 2-yard TD Burrow/Chase. 5 for 5 3rd down: 1, 6, 8, 3, 6 yards. Gesicki (2), Chase (2), Moss (1).
Eagles 0 TD over previous 24 possessions
Down 17-10: Gotta have it 13 plays/70 yard TD drive tied game (17-17) late 3rd.
Chase: 9-54-TD. Long of 11.
Gesicki: 7-73, 5 on 3rd down. Incredible one hander. Fumble.
Higgins: Inactive
Burton: 41-yarder. Couldn’t haul in 50/50 ball back to the endzone.
All: 28 yard catch (career high).
Orlando Brown left game 2nd QT. Cody Ford in.
FG settle: 11 play drive after 1st down at Philly 16.
Defense:
Never noticed Hendrickson. At all. Ever.
Back-to-back TD end half/start 2nd half….into three straight TD
Battle gave up 45-yard TD to DeVonta Smith for a 24-17 deficit.
12 play, 85 yards, 7:37 shove it down their throat and steal their manhood drive to make it 34-17 with 4:29 left.
Allowed 3rd & 16 to 16 at end half = TD after B-B tush-push. CTB big flag on drive.
Red zone FG hold 1st drive to 16: 10 plays/52 yards.
Eagles only team w/o points in 1st QT this year.
Special Teams:
McPherson 27-yard FG, missed 54 (missed 8 last 18 from 50+, 3 row)