The first half wasn’t pretty, but the Cincinnati Bengals managed to win their only primetime game of the season, beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-21.
With Trevor Lawrence playing arguably his best game of the season against a Jessie Bates-less defense, the Bengals offense was forced to come alive after lackadaisical play in the first half.
The Bengals have won five of their last seven games. Prior to those seven, they’d won five of their last 37. Joe Burrow has created a new era in the Queen City, and he’s doing it with his football IQ.