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Patriots 16 Bengals 10
Disappointing isn't the word. Bengals fall to 1-5 in Week 1 under Zac Taylor.
Trailing 16-10, they got the ball back at 10-yard line with 3:04 remaining, but went three and out and punted from their 15. The Patriots ran out the clock.
Trailed 10-0 at half. Third consecutive opening game without a TD and trailing by double digits at halftime.
Patriots scored 10 points off two Bengals turnovers.
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Offense:
Punted on 4th & 5 at 15 w/ 2:46 left. Had 3 timeouts and 2:00 warning. Never got the ball back.
Trailed 13-0 until Zack Moss TD rush with 1:10 left in 3rd. Drive: 9 play/90 yards, got the running game going (5-41).
Burrow: 21 of 29, 162 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 3 sacks, rating 86.0. Didn’t push down the field. Threw short of 3rd down sticks three times.
1st deep throw: Iosivas (5:31 3rd) drew PI 20 yards. Longest gain day. Down 16-7, sacked 3rd & 5 with 6:30 left in 4th.
Opened game w/ three straight three and out. Sack/fumble. 3rd D sack. No WR targets. 1st first down 10:00 2nd: Iosivas 12-yard 3rd & 6.
Rushes: 16-70 (4.4)... Moss 9-44, TD, 15 yard burst. Dropped 1st D screen, 13-yard screen.Brown 3-11.
Chase: 6-62 on 6 targets, long of 28.
Iosivas: Nice diving catch.
Inactive: Higgins
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Defense:
Rushes: 39-170 (4.4)…..3rd down: 6-15. Sacks: 1
Pats got it back on their own 30 with 2:13 left and ran out the clock. Stevenson broke CTB tackle for 9 yards on 2nd & 7 w/ 1:52 left.
Had forced three three & out to start 2nd half. FG hold after Charlie Jones fumble: 13-0. Got the stop 3rd & 5 w/ 3:14 left and Pats up 16-10.
Brissett: 15-24-121, rating 75.2. Big 9 yard completion to TE on 3rd & 4 11:00 4th….FG 16-7.
Scrambles: 16-yards on 3rd & 5 to Bengals 8…..14 play/80 yard TD drive (7-0), six yards on 3rd & 2.
BJ Hill injured in 4th. Walked off with assistance.
Jay Tufele made a couple nice plays early.
Logan Wilson had a couple of nice blitzes.
Dax Hill missed tackles on runs of 14 and 16 yards. Sack.
7th-round safety Daijahn Anthony in early on third-down dime package.
Mike Hilton offside on blitz
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Brutal sequences:
-3rd quarter: 3rd and 2 Burrow threw incomplete behind Hudson, 4th and 2 Burrow threw behind sticks...screen to Yosi stopped.
-Gesicki leaping end zone TD catch ruled incomplete/next play Tanner Hudson catch/run fumble at goal line. 13 plays/64 yards/0 points.
-Geno Stone end zone INT stripped away by Hunter Henry.
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Special Teams:
Ryan Rehkow: 80 yard punt (touchback). Longest team history(Larson/Huber 75).
Charlie Jones fumbled a punt at Bengals 24 to start 3rd.
Evan McPherson 51-yard FG
Illegal substitution penalty on punt coverage.
Kickoff change: Dud.
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Miscellaneous
Bengals lost two fumbles all of last season. Lost two on Sunday.