Burrow's four TDs lift Bengals past Falcons 34-17 in Madrid

Joe Burrow accounted for four touchdowns and the Bengals beat the Falcons 34-17 at the Santiago Bernabéu. Burrow went 24 of 29 for 271 yards, threw three scores and ran in another. Cincinnati improved to 6-2. Atlanta fell to 3-6.

The Falcons struck first on a 1-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. to Charlie Woerner. Burrow answered with a 47-yard strike to Ja'Marr Chase to make it 7-7. Nick Folk's 31-yard field goal put Atlanta back up 10-7. Then the game turned. Burrow scored on a 1-yard keeper for a 14-10 lead, hit Tee Higgins from 4 yards out, and Evan McPherson's 57-yard field goal at the half made it 24-10. Cincinnati outscored Atlanta 17-0 in the second quarter.

Bijan Robinson ran in from a yard out in the third to cut it to 24-17. Burrow hit Higgins again from 8 yards, and McPherson added a 43-yarder late. Chase finished with 10 catches for 155 yards. Chirp's Sim gave the Bengals a 59% chance before the game.