Bengals fritter away another big lead in a second frustrating loss to Ravens

On Nov 8, 2024

BALTIMORE — Another tight sport, another loss for the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s a frustrating sample that has put the struggling group in hazard of lacking the playoffs regardless of the excellent play of Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase.

For the second time in two video games in opposition to the division rival Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals blew a big lead Thursday evening and misplaced 35-34. Cincinnati was on the cusp of reaching .500 following an 0-3 begin, however these hopes vanished as shortly as its 14-point lead in the third quarter.

Of their earlier sport in opposition to Baltimore final month, the Bengals (4-6) frittered away a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter earlier than shedding 41-38 in extra time.

On this one, Cincinnati led 21-7 earlier than working again Chase Brown had the ball stripped and misplaced a fumble that Baltimore recovered on the Cincy 31. 5 performs later, the Ravens (7-3) scored a landing to ignite their comeback.

“We gave them seven points right there with the fumble,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor mentioned. “It kind of went back and forth from there.”

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And when the groups acquired executed buying and selling touchdowns, the Ravens have been one level higher after Cincinnati failed on a 2-point conversion with 38 seconds remaining.

Burrow went 34 for 56 for 428 yards and 4 touchdowns, three of them to Chase, who racked up a whopping 264 yards receiving on 11 catches and scored on performs of 67, 70 and 5 yards.

In two video games in opposition to Baltimore, Burrow has thrown for 820 yards and 9 TDs. Chase has amassed 457 yards and 5 touchdowns.

And extremely, Cincinnati went 0-2 in opposition to its AFC North foe. Burrow and Chase have been magnificent this season, but their haughty numbers are overshadowed these two digits: 4 and 6.

“It’s crazy,” Chase mentioned. “I would never in a million years expect me to play this well and he play this well and still have the record like this.”

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Cincinnati’s lack of ability to make a lead rise up is painfully apparent. The Bengals fell to Kansas Metropolis on a last-second subject objective; misplaced to Washington regardless of getting 324 yards passing and three touchdowns from Burrow; and misplaced to Philadelphia when the Eagles scored the sport’s ultimate 20 factors.

Worst of all: the dual collapses in opposition to Baltimore.

“It’s sickening that this has happened twice to us,” Taylor mentioned. “We got to find a way to close out these games.”

Chase has a knack for getting open in opposition to the Ravens, and Burrow normally will get him the ball. However with the end result hanging in the steadiness, Burrow’s throw on the 2-point conversion whistled previous the lesser recognized Tanner Hudson.

Requested if he was open on the play, Chase replied, “Yeah, I’m always open.”

Chase proved to be a dependable goal with the Bengals compelled to play with out injured huge receiver Tee Higgins. However Cincinnati was just about defenseless in opposition to Lamar Jackson and his gifted band of receivers.

“It sucks losing to those guys,” Chase mentioned. “But if we keep playing and win, we’ll be where we want to be.”

The Bengals have little or no margin for error with solely seven video games to go. Can this group rebound and make the playoffs?

Chase believes so.

“Yeah, I do. One hundred percent,” he mentioned. “We showed it tonight, what we can do.”

And what they will’t do, which is make a lead rise up.

“We just got to figure out a way to make that last play to win,” Taylor mentioned.

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