The Cincinnati are catching their stride after pulling off a win against the highly talented Atlanta Falcons 34-17.
The Cincinnati Bengals air attack was on full display as Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins had themselves a game for the second straight week.
For Higgins, he scored his 50th career touchdown against the Falcons.
“Chase, who finished with 155 yards on 10 catches, and Higgins, who scored his 50th career touchdown, knew right away that Burrow would spin one of his beauties,” Geoff Hobson wrote in a Cincinnati Bengals article.
“Behind Ja’Marr Chase’s 142-yard first half, the best half by a Bengals receiver since 1988, and two more touchdowns from wide receiver Tee Higgins, the Bengals flipped the logistics of an overseas trip with their best start of the season as they eased to a 24-10 halftime lead just three days after landing here for two practices.”
Joe Burrow Should Be in MVP Conversation
Joe Burrow completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards, and 3 touchdowns on Sunday. Burrow was feeding off of the Madrid crowd and was in a rhythm all game long.
“I love playing in the stadium. It was a great atmosphere. I loved putting on a show for the people of Spain,” Burrow said.
“Joe is playing at unbelievably high level right now,” Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said in the Bengals article. “Joe doesn’t force the ball; he takes the ball where it needs to go based on the looks. And even if sometimes they’re leaning into a guy or doubling a guy, he’s still going to give him an opportunity. And some of those opportunities came up big for us. So that’s just something we’re used to.”
Joe Burrow is currently leading the league in completion percentage. If he keeps up this level of play, he could find himself in the MVP conversation when the regular season is over.
Chase and Higgins Are the Best WR Duo in the NFL
If we look around the league, it’s hard to find another wide receiver tandem as talented as Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
These guys are two number 1 receivers on the same team and they are getting paid accordingly and handsomely.
This win against the Falcons marks Cincy’s 4th straight win and they are now tied for 1st place in the AFC North. Though Ja’Marr Chase was the star of this game, Higgins serves as a great compliment.
“It was one of my best performances,” Chase said in an ESPN article. “I just was getting good looks all day, honestly. I can say that. Joe was just believing in me on those one-on-one matchups and every time he got the opportunity, he was just feeding me.”
Bengals’ Tee Higgins Achieves Career Milestone vs Falcons