The Cincinnati Bengals won about as ugly as a team can win without losing on Sunday, getting the best of the Seattle Seahawks and surviving to make the record 3-3 on the season.
Joe Burrow and the offense started red hot before disappearing in a big way, asking the defense to come up huge in multiple game-on-the-line fourth downs near the end zone.
Sam Hubbard and Co. did just that, adding some spicy drama to whether the team would head into the bye at .500.
Also on Sunday, notable comments from players and coaches, plus the Orlando Brown Jr. injury.
Here’s a look at the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for October 16.
Ja'Marr Chase makes it official with 7-Eleven -- Bengals Wire
Ja’Marr Chase officially has a partnership with 7-Eleven, complete with a bunch of merch, including one he showed off before the game on Sunday.
Andrei Iosivas scores first NFL TD on birthday -- Bengals Wire
A huge moment for the Bengals rookie, which happened to feature Burrow himself running around and making sure the birthday man got the ball from the score.
Orlando Brown Jr. injury update -- Bengals Wire
Brown, the big-money left tackle from free agency, left the game around the start of the fourth quarter with what was later described as a groin injury. After the game, he updated his status.
Bengals sent CTB after DK Metcalf -- Bengals Wire
Cam Taylor-Britt followed DK Metcalf all over the field on Sunday and put up a great game in the process. In one viral moment, Metcalf even lost his cool and flung CTB to the ground, drawing a flag.
Burrow on the offense -- Bengals.com
Burrow didn’t hold back after the game when asked to evaluate his offense, especially slamming the second-half effort: “Yes, our defense stepped up big in the second half. Offense was really good in the first half; we were horrible in the second half. So, we just have to be able to put together a complete game.”
Burrow on winning again -- Bengals.com
Wisely, Burrow isn’t going to apologize for getting in the win column, no matter how ugly it was: “A win’s a win. Like I said, I’ll never apologize for a win. But win or loss, there’s always room to improve. I’ve learned winning is too hard in this league to not appreciate wins. So, I’m going to enjoy it, but like I said, there’s still a lot of room to improve and a lot of room to grow.”
Zac Taylor on guys playing through injury
Fun comments from Taylor about key leaders stepping up: “It’s tough. Chido just managed through the week. He repped as much as he could. And so, then it’s still unknown. It’s still bothersome. He really played through something today. As did Tee (Higgins). To both those guys, I’m appreciative of what they decided to do for us. A lot of guys could have just said, ‘No, I’m going to wait through the bye week,’ and Chido and Tee are two of our most competitive guys we’ve got. And so really, really thankful we’ve got guys like that that that helped contribute to the win.”
Andrei Iosivas on Joe Burrow -- Bengals.com
After Burrow went out of his way to find the ball that scored his first NFL touchdown on his birthday, rookie Andrei Iosivas said this after the game: “That was super nice of him. I’m going to have to re-pay him some time. He said, ‘Here you go bro.’ It was a great gesture.”
