CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase keep putting up extraordinary numbers, but the Cincinnati Bengals still need help to reach the playoffs. Burrow threw three touchdown passes, including one as he was falling to the turf , and the Bengals kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a 24-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. “This one just keeps us in the race,” Burrow said.
“It feels good to play in big games. It's exciting to still be in it.” The Bengals (7-8) have won three straight.
They need to win their last two games and get some help to earn a playoff spot. Burrow passed for three or more TDs for the seventh consecutive game and finished 23 of 30 for 252 yards. Chase had six catches for 97 yards and a garbage-time touchdown for Cincinnati to reach 1,510 yards this season and break his own franchise record of 1,455 yards set in 2021.
“It feels good, something I wanted to do,” said Chase, who leads the NFL in receptions (108), receiving yards and TD catches (16). “Me being competitive, I wanted to compete with myself.” Burrow leads the league with 4,229 yards passing and 39 touchdowns.
With Dorian Thompson-Robinson replacing Jameis Winston at quarterback, Cleveland (3-12) missed some chances in the red zone. Jerome Ford had a 66-yard run on the first play from scrimmage. But D'Onta Foreman fumbled on first-and-goal and Vonn Bell recovered.
“It's a 14-point swing,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “Not only did it take the life o.