The Numbers Behind Cincinnati’s Big Win In San Fransisco
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals finally climbed above .500 on the season with a big win in San Francisco defeating the 49ers 31-17. Let’s take a closer look at some of the numbers behind the Bengals best performance of the season.
1970 – The Bengals first four wins of the year have been against non conference opponents, the first time this has been done since 1970.
4 – Joe Burrow only threw four incomplete passes on the day.
14 – The Bengals margin of victory today was 14 points, tied for the largest margin of victory on the year.
3 – Today was Ja’Marr Chase’s third game on the year with at least 100 receiving yards.
-8 – For all of Ja’Marr Chase’s receiving prowess today, he had negative 8 rushing yards on the day.
134.8 – Joe Burrow had a 134.8 passer rating today, 26.7 points higher than his previous season high.
43 – Joe Burrow had 43 rushing yards on the day. What calf injury?
20 – Both Joe Burrow and Joe Mixon had a 20 yard rush as their longest rush.
31 – The Bengals put up 31 points on the 49ers, which is…
8 – 8 points more than the 49ers had previously given up in a game all year.
5 – Today was Trey Hendrickson’s fifth straight game with at least one half of a sack.
2 – Today was Andrei Iosivas’ second straight game with one sole reception that was caught for a TD.
2 – Today was Tyler Boyd’s second consecutive game where he scored the Bengals’ first TD of the game.
0:00 – The Bengals never trailed to the 49ers in their win against them today.
4 – This was the fourth consecutive game where Joe Burrow took three sacks.
87.5 – Joe Burrow had a completion percentage of 87.5 today, nearly ten percentage points higher than his previous season best.
87 – Joe Mixon had 87 rushing yards on the day, his highest total this season.
4 – Logan Wilson had his 10th career interception today, giving him 4 more INTs than any linebacker in the NFL since 2020.
1 – Only one NFL GameDay analyst, Kyle Brandt, predicted that the Bengals would beat the 49ers today.
.@KyleBrandt knows what's up 😏 pic.twitter.com/f3X8hhyK1o
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) October 29, 2023
3 – Today was the Bengals’ third consecutive win, putting them above .500 for the first time all season.
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