The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Green Bay Packers in overtime on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium in front of 64,195 fans in attendance and move to 3-2 on the year.
The Bengals and Packers both missed field goal attempts in overtime and it was Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby who hit the game-winning kick after missing four in the game.
Down 16-14 at the half, the Bengals tied the game 22-22 with 3:27 left to play. Green Bay running back Aaron Jones ripped off a 57-yard run with safeties Vonn Bell and Jessie Bates whiffing on the play. Cincinnati's defense forced the Packers to kick a field goal in which Crosby missed giving Bengals' quarterback Joe Burrow the ball back with 2:12 to play.
The Bengals had a chance to win the game with an Evan McPherson field goal, but the rookie kicker missed the 57-yard attempt. Crosby missed the game-winning field goal with 0:03 seconds and the game was sent to overtime where the madness began.
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The Bengals and Packers both missed field goal attempts in overtime but it was Crosby's 49-yard field goal with two minutes left that ended the game.
Here's what we learned from the Bengals' 25-22 loss to the Packers:
Joe Burrow throws costly interception in overtime
It was Joe Burrow's game to win. Cincinnati's franchise quarterback threw an interception on the first possession of overtime as he was trying to target wide receiver Tyler Boyd. It was Packers' linebacker De'Vondre Campbell who picked Burrow off to give the Packers great field position to potentially win the game.
Crosby missed his first kick in overtime and gave Burrow the ball back a second time in overtime. Burrow connected with rookie Ja'Marr Chase on a 21-yard play and the Bengals were quickly back in field goal position. McPherson missed the 49-yard attempt and Burrow never saw the ball again.
"I'm certain he would want to have it back," Taylor said of Burrow's overtime interception. "He just didn't see the backside guy. I'm sure that's one he'll want to have back."
Burrow finished the day completing 26 of 38 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns. The overtime interception wasn't the only one he threw all game, he was also picked off early in the third quarter.
Davante Adams dismantles Cincinnati's defense
The Bengals knew slowing down Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams would be a tough task. And it was worse than they could have imagined.
Cincinnati's defense had no answer for Adams as he caught 11 passes for 206 yards and one touchdown.
Prior to Sunday's game, the Bengals' defense had been pretty stingy against opposing No. 1 wide receivers. No one player had yet to really wreck a game and take over. What Adams did to Cincinnati's defense unveiled holes the team will need to fix moving forward and defensive end Trey Hendrickson believes they will. Hendrickson finished with two sacks on the day.
"On our end, we need to tighten that up. That's what film is for so we're going to look at it on Monday and make those corrections so that doesn't happen again.
Ja'Marr Chase continues to make big plays for the Bengals
Ja'Marr Chase has emerged as the Bengals' No. 1 wide receiver, there's no question about it anymore. Chase led the Bengals in targets against the Packers with 10. Wide receivers Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd combined for 12 targets.
Chase caught six passes for 159 yards and it was his 70-yard play that ignited the Bengals' comeback. With 0:50 to play in the first half, Burrow was scrambling out of the pocket and found Chase down the field for a 70-yard touchdown. Chase is now tied with Rams' wide receiver Cooper Kupp and Seahawks' D.K. Metcalf for No. 1 in the NFL in touchdowns.
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