Halftime Observations: Cincinnati Bengals Start Fast, Tied With Philadelphia Eagles 10-10

The Bengals are hoping to improve to 4-4 on the season.

Oct 27, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images / Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — The Bengals and Eagles are tied 10-10 at halftime. Cincinnati is hoping to improve to 4-4 on the season. Here are our halftime observations:

Fast Start

The Eagles won the coin toss and deferred, which set the stage for the Bengals to have their longest drive of the season.

Joe Burrow led Cincinnati on a 17-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a two-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase.

The Bengals had six first downs on the drive and went 5-for-5 on third down. Burrow completed 11-of-12 passes for 60 yards. Ja'Marr Chase, Mike Gesicki, Zack Moss and Chase Brown caught passes on the drive.

Watch the touchdown here.

Burrow and the Bengals scored on their second possession of the game too. Their third down conversions continued. Burrow found Gesicki for a 24-yard gain on 3rd-and-22 on a spectacular play that extended the drive. Gesicki also made an outstanding one-handed catch to keep the drive alive a few plays later.

It ultimately ended with an Evan McPherson 27-yard field goal after Darius Slay knocked the ball away from Jermaine Burton in the end zone.

Burrow completed 16-of-24 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown in the first half.

McPherson Misses

McPherson missed a 54-yard field goal attempt with 5:08 left in the second quarter. He's made 11-of-15 field goal attempts this season, but has missed two of his last three and three of his last five attempts.

The Bengals Will Win If...

The Bengals need to continue to move the ball on offense. They moved the ball well in the first half, but had to settle for a field goal on their second possession and finished with just 10 points.

The defense played pretty well, keeping the Eagles in check for most of the first half. Philadelphia will receive the opening kickoff of the second half. They didn't force a turnover in the first half. That needs to change if they're going to win on Sunday.

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