CINCINNATI (AP) — With Joe Burrow at quarterback and an array of talented receivers, Cincinnati has a dangerous passing attack. When it comes to running the ball, well, the Bengals are struggling. Cincinnati had just 58 yards on the ground on a 37-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
It averaged just 2.9 yards per carry, continuing a season-long problem. “We ran it well after the first game, ran it well for a couple weeks in a row there," Burrow said.
“The last couple of weeks haven’t been good enough.” The Bengals (3-5) were trying to reach .500 after posting consecutive road wins against the New York Giants and Cleveland.
They rushed for 121 yards and two TDs in their 17-7 win against New York, but they had just 59 yards on the ground in last weekend's 21-14 win at the Browns. It was more of the same against Philly. Chase Brown led Cincinnati with 32 yards on 12 carries, including a tying 4-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
Burrow had 15 yards on the ground, and Zack Moss finished with 11 on five attempts. “It’s not like I called a lot of runs in the first half because we were moving the ball really well the way that we were attacking them,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “We threw the ball well.
Sometimes when you’re not making a lot of damage there, you just keep the ball in the air.” While Cincinnati struggled to run the ball, Philadelphia finished with 161 yards on the ground. Saquon Barkley had 108 yards on 22 carries, and quarterb.