Ravens eliminate Bengals from playoff contention
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CINCINNATI — The Bengals fell to 4-10 on the season and were officially eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday afternoon when they lost to the Ravens 24-0 at Paycor Stadium. It was the first time they've been shutout with Joe Burrow at quarterback. Ja'Marr Chase finished with 10 catches for 132 yards.
Maybe Joe Burrow should have just sat out the rest of the season. The Bengals quarterback, who missed a significant chunk of the season with a toe injury, threw a pick-six for the second straight week as the Ravens shut out their division rival, 24-0.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is blaming himself for Cincinnati's 24-0 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Bengals were eliminated from the playoff race.
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow was hard on himself and honest following Sunday's 24-0 Bengals loss at the hands of the Ravens inside a frigid Paycor Stadium.
The Bengals' offense, however, was unable to capitalize on the defense's performance. The reason is quite simple, at least from Burrow's perspective.
Many of the fans arriving for Sunday’s Ravens-Bengals game found their seats covered with snow. League rules require all snow to be removed by the home team. The Bengals admitted that the seats hadn’t been cleared. The NFL has provided a comment in response to an inquiry from PFT.
The Cincinnati Bengals entered the Week 15 game against the Baltimore Ravens flat in the cold and never warmed up on the way to a humiliating 24-0 loss. Joe Burrow didn’t look right for most of the game and some brief flashes by the defense weren’t enough to counteract the mistakes. Lamar Jackson threw for two scores in the process.
For the fourth time this season, the Bengals did not score a touchdown in the first three quarters. And by the start of the fourth quarter, many of the fans who braved the 10-degree temperature at kickoff with a wind chill of minus-1 had left their snow-dusted seats for warmer accommodations.
On the field, Ja'Marr Chase's support of Joe Burrow is beyond question. Chase had 10 catches for 132 yards on Dec. 14.
If you think the Bengals need changes at the top and on the sideline, the most important voice in the locker room, QB Joe Burrow, disagrees.