Bengals beat Vikings after OT drama

With 6:39 left in the second quarter, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow lined up for the snap under center, and his 2021 season truly started.

For the first 23 minutes, Burrow was relegated to making quick throws, screen passes and handoffs. But after the Minnesota Vikings took an early lead, Burrow lined up with five wide receivers for the first play of the next drive.

After that, the Bengals offense did everything it was designed to do. Burrow found mismatches down the field. Wide receivers broke free of their defensive back in coverage right from the line of scrimmage. Then, Burrow floated a 50-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ja'marr Chase.

Burrow saved his biggest throw for overtime. On 4th-and-1, Burrow held onto the ball on a play action pass as tight end C.J. Uzomah leaked open down the field. Burrow connected with

SAM GREENE Cincinnati QB Joe Burrow (9) celebrates with wide receiver Ja’marr Chase (1) after they connected for Chase’s career-first TD.