Cincinnati Bengals beat Atlanta Falcons, 34–17

How the scoring unfolded

Cincinnati Bengals recorded 7, 17, 7, 3 across the quarters. Its highest-scoring quarter was 2, with 17 points.

Atlanta Falcons recorded 10, 0, 7, 0 across the quarters. Its highest-scoring quarter was 1, with 10 points.

Names behind the numbers

Joe Burrow contributed 271 yards, 3 touchdowns for Cincinnati Bengals.

Tee Higgins contributed 5 receptions, 32 yards, 2 touchdowns for Cincinnati Bengals.

Evan McPherson contributed 10 points for Cincinnati Bengals.

Ryan Rehkow contributed 106 yards for Cincinnati Bengals.

Michael Penix Jr. contributed 162 yards, 1 touchdown for Atlanta Falcons.

Bijan Robinson contributed 19 carries, 100 yards, 1 touchdown for Atlanta Falcons.

Charlie Woerner contributed 1 reception, 1 yard, 1 touchdown for Atlanta Falcons.

Nick Folk contributed 5 points for Atlanta Falcons.

The statistical picture

Cincinnati Bengals — Total Yards: 388; Turnovers: 0; Possession: 29:56.

Atlanta Falcons — Total Yards: 319; Turnovers: 1; Possession: 30:04.

Scoring moments

Period 1 · 11:12
Charlie Woerner 1 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk Kick)
Period 1 · 8:49
Ja'Marr Chase 47 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
Period 1 · 2:56
Nick Folk 31 Yd Field Goal
Period 2 · 12:56
Joe Burrow 1 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson Kick)
Period 2 · 4:03
Tee Higgins 4 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
Period 2 · 0:24
Evan McPherson 57 Yd Field Goal
Period 3 · 6:18
Bijan Robinson 1 Yd Rush (Nick Folk Kick)
Period 3 · 2:05
Tee Higgins 8 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
Period 4 · 4:36
Evan McPherson 43 Yd Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Joe Burrow	24/29	271	9.3	3	0	2-6	140.1

Cincinnati Bengals — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chase Brown	9	57	6.3	0	19
Samaje Perine	11	43	3.9	0	14
Dohnte Meyers	1	16	16.0	0	16
Joe Burrow	3	7	2.3	1	7

Cincinnati Bengals — Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Ja'Marr Chase	10	155	15.5	1	47	12
Dohnte Meyers	2	47	23.5	0	42	3
Tee Higgins	5	32	6.4	2	8	6
Chase Brown	3	18	6.0	0	11	3
Mike Gesicki	2	11	5.5	0	8	2
Mitchell Tinsley	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Jack Endries	1	4	4.0	0	4	1

Cincinnati Bengals — Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Bryan Cook	10	5	0	0
Barrett Carter	10	2	0	1
Demetrius Knight Jr.	8	5	0	0
Josh Newton	5	3	0	1
DJ Turner II	5	3	0	0
Jordan Battle	3	3	0	1
Boye Mafe	3	1	0	0
Cedric Johnson	3	1	0	0
B.J. Hill	3	0	0	0
PJ Jules	3	0	0	0
Joe Giles-Harris	2	1	0	0
Dexter Lawrence II	2	1	0	0
Dax Hill	2	1	1	0
Myles Murphy	2	1	0	0
Tahj Brooks	2	1	0	0
Tacario Davis	2	0	0	0
Oren Burks	1	0	0	0
Jonathan Allen	1	0	0	0
Samaje Perine	1	0	0	0
Russ Yeast	1	0	0	0
T.J. Slaton Jr.	1	0	0	0
DJ Ivey	1	0	0	1
Jack Kiser	1	0	0	0
Kris Jenkins Jr.	1	0	0	0
William Wagner	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Bengals — Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Barrett Carter	1	6	0

Cincinnati Bengals — KickReturns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dohnte Meyers	4	100	25.0	29	0

Cincinnati Bengals — Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	2/2	100.0	57	4/4	10

Cincinnati Bengals — Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Rehkow	2	106	53.0	0	1	55

Atlanta Falcons — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Michael Penix Jr.	20/31	162	5.2	1	1	0-0	74.9

Atlanta Falcons — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bijan Robinson	19	100	5.3	1	21
Michael Penix Jr.	3	50	16.7	0	23
Khalil Herbert	1	7	7.0	0	7
Charlie Woerner	1	0	0.0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons — Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Drake London	5	68	13.6	0	21	5
Bijan Robinson	6	47	7.8	0	28	7
Kyle Pitts Sr.	3	23	7.7	0	9	5
Jahan Dotson	2	16	8.0	0	12	2
Olamide Zaccheaus	1	5	5.0	0	5	3
Khalil Herbert	2	2	1.0	0	1	3
Charlie Woerner	1	1	1.0	1	1	1
Chris Blair	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Atlanta Falcons — Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Bijan Robinson	1	0	0

Atlanta Falcons — Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jessie Bates III	14	11	0	0	0	0
Kendal Daniels	8	4	0	1	0	0
LaCale London	5	4	1	1	0	1
Xavier Watts	5	1	0	0	0	0
Sydney Brown	4	2	0	0	0	0
Cameron Thomas	4	1	0	0	0	1
DeMarcco Hellams	4	1	0	0	0	0
Harold Perkins Jr.	3	2	0	1	0	0
Zach Harrison	2	2	1	0	0	1
Za'Darius Smith	2	1	0	0	0	1
A.J. Terrell Jr.	2	1	0	0	1	0
C.J. Henderson	2	1	0	0	1	0
Brandon Dorlus	2	1	0	1	0	0
Gervon Dexter Sr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Hughes	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Neuzil	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Muse	1	1	0	0	0	0
Charles Snowden	1	0	0	0	0	1
Maason Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Falcons — KickReturns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Khalil Herbert	6	157	26.2	39	0
Olamide Zaccheaus	1	28	28.0	28	0

Atlanta Falcons — PuntReturns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Olamide Zaccheaus	2	-3	-1.5	0	0

Atlanta Falcons — Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nick Folk	1/2	50.0	31	2/2	5

Atlanta Falcons — Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Bailey	3	136	45.3	0	2	53

Cincinnati Bengals — Team statistics

1st Downs	24
Passing 1st downs	15
Rushing 1st downs	7
1st downs from penalties	2
3rd down efficiency	6-10
4th down efficiency	0-0
Total Plays	55
Total Yards	388
Yards per Play	7.1
Total Drives	9
Passing	265
Comp/Att	24/29
Yards per pass	8.5
Interceptions thrown	0
Sacks-Yards Lost	2-6
Rushing	123
Rushing Attempts	24
Yards per rush	5.1
Red Zone (Made-Att)	3-4
Penalties	6-43
Turnovers	0
Fumbles lost	0
Interceptions thrown	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0
Possession	29:56

Atlanta Falcons — Team statistics

1st Downs	20
Passing 1st downs	7
Rushing 1st downs	10
1st downs from penalties	3
3rd down efficiency	5-10
4th down efficiency	0-0
Total Plays	55
Total Yards	319
Yards per Play	5.8
Total Drives	9
Passing	162
Comp/Att	20/31
Yards per pass	5.2
Interceptions thrown	1
Sacks-Yards Lost	0-0
Rushing	157
Rushing Attempts	24
Yards per rush	6.5
Red Zone (Made-Att)	2-4
Penalties	12-88
Turnovers	1
Fumbles lost	0
Interceptions thrown	1
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0
Possession	30:04