The Cincinnati Bengals improved to 4-2 on the season as they defeated the winless Detroit Lions 34-11 on Sunday at Ford Field.
After a lackluster first half by the Bengals' offense, the unit caught fire in the second half. Cincinnati's first drive of the second half put the Bengals up 17-0 and put the game out of reach.
Head coach Zac Taylor opted to go for it on 4th-and-1 from the 40-yard line and Joe Burrow found a wide open Joe Mixon who ran it in for a 40-yard touchdown.
Burrow completed touchdown passes to Chris Evans, C.J. Uzomah and Mixon in the win. Rookie wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase continues to make explosive plays for the Bengals' offense and caught four passes f for 97 yards.
The Bengals defense kept the Lions out of the end zone for the majority of the game. Detroit's only touchdown came with less than three minutes to play and majority of Cincinnati's starters out.
Here's what we learned from the Week 6 win:
Get used to hearing Chris Evans' name
Chris Evans might be moving up Cincinnati's depth chart as the team's No. 2 running back after his performance against the Lions. Evans, Cincinnati's sixth-round pick out of Michigan this year, recorded his first NFL touchdown in Detroit.
Samaje Perine has been Joe Mixon's backup all season and was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday and was unable to play. Evans made the most of his opportunities and it's likely he'll earn more playing time moving forward because of it.
The 5-foot-11, 211-pound running back caught three passes for 49 yards and one touchdown against the Lions. He also added 14 yards on the ground on three carries.
