Is Bengals Season Over After Falling To 1-4 With Ravens Loss?

The Bengals played out yet another thriller on Sunday afternoon but after being handed a golden opportunity to beat the Ravens in overtime, Cincinnati still managed to drop to 1-4 for the season.  

Mistakes Cost Bengals In Overtime

Bengals vs Ravens is always a thriller and on Sunday the AFC North sides continued their streak of rollercoaster games, with Baltimore scoring a walk-off field goal in overtime to move to 3-2.

The overtime result doesn’t tell the full story from week 5, as Cincinnati had opportunities to win the game in regular time as well as overtime which they simply couldn’t take.

The Ravens won the toss and therefore kicked off in overtime, knowing that a touchdown would seal a first all-important Divisional win of the season.

After an almost faultless game, Lamar Jackson slipped up. The Ravens QB fumbled the ball in overtime around the halfway line and the Bengals took over with a field goal enough to in the game.

Instead of throwing the ball, the Bengals chose to simply run three downs into traffic before kicking a field goal from 53-yards which would win the game for the hosts.

An unfortunate hold cost the Bengals the game though, as Evan McPherson was forced into a field goal with almost no control on the ball in front of him. The bad hold resulted in a wayward field goal and Baltimore regaining possession.

THIS WAS THE HOLD ON EVAN MCPHERSON’S MISSED FIELD GOAL

HE MADE 14 STRAIGHT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AND OVERTIME UNTIL NOW pic.twitter.com/3I325PWsw0

— Kyle (@ImKyleMangum) October 6, 2024

Following a subdued game by his standards, Derrick Henry burst into life in overtime with a 50+ yard run leaving Justin Tucker with a chipped field goal to seal the road victory for Baltimore.

Offense Shines In Cincinnati

While both defenses struggled to contain on Sunday, the offense on both sides continued to show Super Bowl quality with Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson once again having MVP performances.

Burrow threw for 392 passing…

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Author : Olly Taliku

Publish date : 2024-10-07 12:05:26

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