CINCINNATI, Ohio — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was named AFCOffensivePlayer of the Week following his commanding performance in the team’s 45-21 victory over the MiamiDolphins in Week 16 ....
MIAMI GARDENS — The Dolphins’ playoffs hopes were already gone when their 45-21 loss to Cincinnati kicked off Sunday afternoon ... The Dolphins (6-8), now assured of their second consecutive losing season, got whipped, 28-7, in the second half.
CINCINNATI, Ohio — All the pieces were back together for the Cincinnati Bengals offense on Sunday in Miami, and they showed their potential against the Dolphins....
... face the Dolphins in Miami on Dec. 21.Both the Bengals and Dolphins were eliminated from the playoffs with losses in Week 15.Joe Burrow will make his fourth start since returning from his toe injury.
Sunday, on the other hand, was the first game in which the trio of Burrow, Chase, and Tee Higgins was healthy in a while, and it paid dividends for the Bengals as they completely dominated the MiamiDolphins in Hard RockStadium with a 45-21 victory.
The biggest driver of that wealth is his long-term contract with the Dolphins, which secured his future as the team’s franchise quarterback ... as one of the Dolphins’ most important leaders.Also read.
The biggest difference was that in the second half, the Steelers defense kept up the big hits and aggressive play while the Dolphins defense started to run out of gas.Props to the backups on the offense line.