The Cincinnati Bengals remain winless at home this season after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles, 37-17, at Paycor Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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Jalen Hurts threw for 236 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for three scores. Saquon Barkley had 108 rushing yards.
The game was tied 10-10 at halftime, but the Eagles outscored the Bengals, 27-7, in the second half.
Cincinnati falls to 3-5 overall, 0-4 at home.
Joe Burrow found Ja’Marr Chase for a two-yard touchdown pass to give Cincinnati a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. It capped a 17-play, 70-yard drive that fell more than 10 minutes late.
The teams traded field goals as Cincinnati led 10-3. Hurts’ 1-yard touchdown run with 22 seconds left in the first half tied the game at 10-10.
The Eagles opened the second half with the ball and Hurts raced seven yards into the end zone to put them ahead, 17-10. Chase Brown responded with a four-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 17-17.
Philadelphia responded when Hurts threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith to put them up for good, 24-17, after three quarters.
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Jake Elliott’s 49-yard field goal made it 27-17 early in the fourth quarter. Burrow threw a deep pass that CJ Gardner Johnson intercepted at the Eagle 15-yard line.
Philadelphia drove 85 yards and fell behind more than seven minutes which Hurts capped with his third rushing touchdown of the day. Elliott’s 47-yard field goal capped the scoring as the Eagles improved to 5-2 and won three straight games.
“The second half wasn’t good enough,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “I didn’t make enough plays. I lost the turnover battle. They scored on every possession in the second half.
Cincinnati’s next game is Sunday, November 3, when they host Las Vegas at Paycor Stadium.
