Bengals dominate second half, outshoot Eagles 37-17

CINCINNATI — The Bengals fell to the Eagles 34-17 on Sunday at Paycor Stadium.

The Bengals are 3-5 on the season. Here are our observations after the game:

Winless at home

The Bengals are 0-4 at home for the first time since 2019. They started strong but lost momentum late in the first half and never recovered.

The Bengals were outscored 24-7 in the second half. They turned the ball over twice and the Eagles scored on all five of their second-half goals to win their third straight.

Defensive battles

The Bengals defense held the Eagles to a field goal and then forced Philadelphia to punt on their first two possessions. It all went downhill from there.

Jalen Hurts led the Eagles with three straight touchdowns to give Philly a 24-17 lead late in the third quarter.

Quarterback Trey Hendrickson struggled to apply pressure throughout the game. Fred Johnson kept him in check for most of the day and even forced Hendrickson to run 14 yards past the line of scrimmage after Devonta Smith’s 45-yard touchdown that gave the Eagles the lead for good.

Jordan Battle struggled to hit the ball during the game. Just a bad, bad game on several levels.

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— PFF (@PFF) October 27, 2024

The second half of the struggle

The Bengals scored just seven points in the second half. Joe Burrow completed 10 of 13 second down passes for just 65 yards and an interception.

The star quarterback completed 16 of 24 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown in the first half.

Doubtful Play call

Zach Taylor decided to go for it on 4th and 1 from the Bengals’ 39 yards with 45 seconds left in the third quarter.

Joe Burrow threw a pass to Ja’Marr Chase behind the scrimmage. Chase was tackled by Cooper DeJean for a two-yard loss.

It made sense to go for it, but the play calling was questionable at best. The Bengals failed to run for a first down on 3rd-and-1, so the throw was appropriate, but the game had no chances from the start.

Quick start

The Eagles won the toss and postponed the game, setting the stage for the Bengals’ longest drive of the season.

Burrow led Cincinnati on a 17-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown pass to Chase.

The Bengals had six first downs on the drive and went 5-for-5 on third down. Burrow completed 11 of 12 passes for 60 yards. Chase, Mike Gesicki, Zach Moss and Chase Brown caught passes on the drive.

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Burrow completed 16 of 24 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown in the first half. The Bengals and Eagles were tied 10-10 at halftime.

McPherson misses

McPherson missed a 54-yarder with 5:08 left in the second quarter. He’s 11-of-15 from the field this season, but has missed two of his last three and three of his last five attempts.

Further

The Bengals will play the Raiders on Sunday, November 3rd at 1:00 PM ET.

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