The Bengals flirted with spoiling a massive opportunity to gain early-season momentum Thursday night.
But the Bengals dug out of an early hole against the Jacksonville Jaguars and pulled off a 24-21 comeback victory at Paul Brown Stadium to go to 3-1.
Cincinnati fell behind 14-0 Thursday night and was booed at the end of the first half. In the second half, the Bengals’ offense turned things around behind Joe Burrow, who notched the sixth 300-yard passing game of his career.
And thanks to a 35-yard field goal from rookie Evan McPherson to clinch the victory, Cincinnati was able to pick up back-to-back wins and gain momentum heading into a break before its Oct. 10 contest against the Packers.
Cincinnati got a strong performance from Burrow, who went 25-of-32 passing for 348 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He led the offense down the field and was able to milk the final 5:33 off the clock in a drive that ended with a field goal on the final snap. Burrow avoided any big mistakes and was able to dissect a susceptible Jacksonville secondary.