Overview
- The Bengals beat the Miami Dolphins 31-24 on Sunday, improving to 3-2 and snapping a two-game losing streak.
- Joe Burrow completed 23 of 32 passes for 190 yards and four touchdowns while publicly calling out the team for “dumb mistakes” that must be fixed.
- Ja’Marr Chase backed Burrow’s message and singled out holding and unsportsmanlike conduct as penalties the team can control.
- Cincinnati made several avoidable errors that nearly changed the result, including two red-zone fumbles, two personal fouls, a kickoff fielded at the 4-yard line, and a roughing-the-snapper penalty that led to a Miami touchdown while Miami rushed for a season-high 217 yards.
- The Bengals enter a Week 6 bye that players and coaches plan to use to clean up penalties, turnovers and run/defensive issues before the Oct. 25 game in Baltimore, and staff may consider schematic or personnel adjustments if those problems persist.