Joe Burrow lights up Falcons with three first-half TD passes

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals scored aboriginal and often against the Atlanta Falcons connected Sunday.

On the 4th play from scrimmage, Bengals backmost Joe Burrow recovered wide receiver Tyler Boyd streaking down the mediate of the field. Burrow deed Boyd successful stride for a 60-yard touchdown walk connected the archetypal possession of the crippled for either team.

According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Burrow has 7 touchdowns of 60 yards oregon much since entering the league. That's 2 much than immoderate different subordinate during that span.

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It didn't instrumentality agelong for Burrow to onslaught again.

On the archetypal play of the 2nd quarter, Burrow saw Ja'Marr Chase with 1-on-1 sum with a information lurking astatine the backmost of the defense. Burrow threaded the needle with a perfectly weighted walk to Chase, who caught the shot betwixt the 2 defenders for a 32-yard touchdown.

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The Bengals made it 4 touchdowns successful 4 violative drives successful the archetypal fractional erstwhile Burrow deed Chase for their 2nd scoring transportation of the half.

Burrow recovered Chase connected the near sideline, who chopped wrong and outran Atlanta's defence for a 41-yard touchdown.

Burrow finished the fractional 21-for-25 for 345 yards and 3 touchdowns and a cleanable passer standing of 158.3.

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