ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals lastly bought a break.
The Dallas Cowboys had flashbacks to one of the painful moments in franchise historical past.
Burrow threw a tiebreaking 40-yard landing move to Ja’Marr Chase after Dallas botched a blocked punt to offer the ball again to Cincinnati within the last two minutes, and the Bengals beat the Cowboys 27-20 on Monday night time.
The Cowboys have been about to get the ball again with the rating tied on the primary play after the two-minute warning when Nick Vigil blocked a punt by Cincinnati’s Ryan Rehkow.
Amani Oruwariye tried to subject the bouncing ball when leaving it alone would have given Dallas possession. Oruwariye couldn’t maintain on, and the Bengals’ Maema Njongmeta recovered on the Cincinnati 43-yard line with 1:53 remaining.
Three performs later, Burrow threw to Chase, who evaded DaRon Bland and ran untouched the remainder of the best way for the lead with 1:01 to go because the Bengals (5-8) stopped a three-game shedding streak.
The second one-score victory in a puzzling season for the defensively challenged Bengals got here in any case three losses throughout their second three-game skid — and 7 of their eight defeats this season — have been by seven factors or much less.
“We wanted a break,” Burrow stated. “We haven’t bought many this 12 months, however it was good to get that one and good to come back out of this with a win.”
For the Cowboys, the scene that arrange the Burrow-Chase winner was hauntingly acquainted to a snowy Thanksgiving Day in 1993 at Texas Stadium.
Leon Lett inexplicably slid in on the snow-covered subject to attempt to recuperate a blocked subject aim within the last seconds that might have given Dallas a victory over Miami. The Dolphins recovered and kicked a subject aim on the ultimate play for a 16-14 victory.
Oruwariye’s gaffe got here in his first recreation again off injured reserve after lacking 5 video games with a again harm. Fellow defensive backs Jourdan Lewis and C.J. Goodwin saved reporters away from Oruwariye within the locker room after the sport.
Special groups coach John Fassel frantically waved from the sideline for all his gamers to get away from the ball after the block, however Oruwariye by no means hesitated to attempt to seize it.
“You see why it occurred,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy stated. “He turns and the ball’s there. And he reacted to it. I haven’t seen the video. I noticed it stay. It’s positively a troublesome studying alternative.”
The successful TD secured a fourth consecutive recreation of not less than 300 yards passing and three touchdowns for Burrow, who completed with 369 and three scores, two to Chase. It was the primary victory in that stretch.
Chase, the NFL chief in yards receiving and touchdowns, had 177 yards on a season-high 14 catches and is as much as 15 TDs. Chase simply navigated his well beyond Bland on the successful play.
“Me and Joe have been on the identical web page,” Chase stated. “He threw to my inside shoulder so I can flip upfield after the catch.”
Cooper Rush threw two TD passes and Rico Dowdle ran for a career-high 131 yards because the Cowboys (5-8) noticed the tip of a modest two-game successful streak after shedding 5 in a row.
A fourth consecutive playoff journey was already an extended shot for Dallas, and is all however out of attain now.
“We perceive that we dug ourselves a gap,” McCarthy stated. “We needed to have this one tonight. This is a really disappointing loss.”
The Bengals ended a five-game shedding streak in opposition to the Cowboys with their first victory within the collection since 2004.
The Cowboys misplaced linebacker DeMarvion Overshown to a proper knee harm within the fourth quarter. It got here within the first recreation for Dallas since his spectacular 23-yard interception return for a landing in a 27-20 victory over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving.
McCarthy stated the harm was severe. Overshown missed all of his rookie season in 2023 with a torn ligament in his left knee.
Burrow’s limp
Burrow was strolling with a limp after the sport however stated his knee gained’t stop him from taking part in.
“It’s nothing loopy,” Burrow stated. “Landed on it a pair instances. Probably a bursa (sac). It’ll be sore. We’ll see.”
Injuries
Bengals: LB Joe Bachie was dominated out within the fourth quarter with a proper groin harm.
Cowboys: Rookie C Cooper Beebe sustained a concussion and was dominated out at halftime. RG Brock Hoffman, the substitute for injured seven-time All-Pro Zack Martin (ankle), moved to heart. T.J. Bass took over at proper guard. … Special groups ace C.J. Goodwin was dominated out within the second half with a hamstring harm.
Up subsequent
Bengals: At Tennessee on Sunday.
Cowboys: At Carolina on Sunday.
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