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The Cincinnati Bengals prevailed Sunday behind another monster performance from Joe Burrow.
Cincinnati improved to 5-2 with a 43-36 win over the Tennessee Titans. Burrow steered the Bengals to victory with 462 passing yards and a career-high five passing touchdowns before scoring the game-winning rushing touchdown in overtime.
ESPN Insights noted that Burrow joined Norm Van Brocklin in 1951 as the second quarterback ever to record 450 passing yards, five passing touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown in a game.
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Burrow had a rough start to the Week 8 matchup, as the Bengals had a three-and-out on their opening series before Amani Hooker picked off Burrow for the first of three times. The Titans jumped to a 13-0 lead, but the Bengals pulled ahead by halftime following Ja'Marr Chase's 60th career touchdown reception and Jack Endries's first career touchdown and catch.
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Burrow connected with Tee Higgins for a 17-yard touchdown strike early in the third quarter. Down 28-23 in the fourth, Burrow threw a touchdown to Mike Gesicki in the fifth straight game before Cincinnati failed to convert the two-point try.
The Titans regained a seven-point lead with less than four minutes remaining in regulation, but Burrow found Higgins again for an 18-yard score to send the game into overtime. Burrow completed four straight passes for 61 yards before culminating the offense's first overtime drive with a 9-yard touchdown rush.
Sunday continued a Herculean stretch for Burrow, who has completed 75.5% of his passes for 944 yards and 13 touchdowns during an ongoing three-game winning streak. The Bengals avoided a major upset despite allowing 440 total yards to a Titans team that entered the day last in total offense.
Burrow will lead the Bengals to Madrid for a Week 9 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.
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