Joe Burrow threw 4 landing passes, three to backup operating again Samaje Perine, and the Cincinnati Bengals rallied previous the Pittsburgh Steelers, 37-30, on Sunday.
The Bengals (6-4) received for the fourth time in 5 video games by relying closely on Perine, who thrived with starter Joe Mixon lacking the second half after going into the NFL’s concussion protocol.
Burrow accomplished 24 of 39 passes for 355 yards on the day he turned the third-fastest participant in NFL historical past to succeed in 10,000 profession yards passing. Perine ran for 30 yards and caught 4 passes for 52 yards, racing into the top zone thrice whereas the defenders answerable for protecting him gave chase in useless.
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Cameron Sutton (20) of the Pittsburgh Steelers tackles Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals throughout the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022, in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh (3-7) noticed its likelihood of repeating the Week 1 upset it pulled off in Cincinnati in September vanish within the second half as a 20-17 lead slipped away. Rookie Kenny Pickett handed for 265 yards and a landing and Najee Harris ran for 90 yards and two scores, however the NFL’s second-lowest scoring offense sputtered for many of the second half.
Burrow spent the primary half choosing aside the Steelers beneath. Pittsburgh adjusted by having its defensive entrance throw its palms as much as tip passes or disrupt Burrow’s timing. It labored often, with Levi Wallace intercepting a move on a deflection and T.J. Watt making an otherworldly snare within the third quarter.
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The Bengals countered by having Burrow begin wanting deep, connecting with Tyler Boyd and follow squad call-up Tyler Irwin for lengthy positive aspects throughout an eight-play, 93-yard drive within the fourth quarter that ended with Perine dragging Wallace throughout the purpose line for a 6-yard rating that made it 34-23 with 4:35 remaining.
Cincinnati has received 4 of 5 towards the Steelers. The Bengals had dropped 14 of their earlier 15 towards their longtime AFC North nemesis.
Kenny Pickett of the Pittsburgh Steelers makes an attempt a move throughout the third quarter towards the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022, in Pittsburgh.
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All however a type of losses got here earlier than Burrow arrived. His mixture of poise, accuracy and swagger has lifted the fortunes of a franchise and shifted the steadiness of energy in a rivalry Pittsburgh has dominated for lengthy stretches.
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Burrow did not get there with out enduring some rising pains as a rookie in 2020. Pickett finds himself in the identical spot after being handed the keys to the offense in the course of Week 3.
Whereas the Steelers confirmed progress throughout a back-and-forth first half — Pittsburgh’s 20 factors matched probably the most factors it had scored in regulation this season — the momentum stalled within the second half.
Joe Burrow, left, of the Cincinnati Bengals hugs Trenton Irwin after Irwin’s landing throughout the third quarter towards the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022, in Pittsburgh.
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4 of the Steelers’ first 5 possessions after halftime ended with a punt, giving Burrow all of the house he wanted to successfully finish any slim exterior likelihood Pittsburgh had in being an element within the division race down the stretch.
