Bengals Beat Buccaneers 33-27 in Week 1
Cincinnati Bengals 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 at Paycor Stadium. Joe Burrow went 25 of 35 for 254 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33-27 on Sunday, September 13 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. The Bengals are 1-0 and the Buccaneers are 0-1.
27-33 
Final How did the scoring go?
The Bengals led 14-3 after the first quarter, 24-10 at halftime, and 27-20 after three quarters. The Buccaneers scored first on a Chase McLaughlin 34-yard field goal with 9:09 left in the first quarter. The final points came on a Baker Mayfield 9-yard run for the Buccaneers in the fourth quarter.
Who led the way?
For the Bengals, Joe Burrow went 25 of 35 for 254 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Chase Brown had 16 carries for 56 yards and 1 touchdown, and Mike Gesicki caught 5 passes for 78 yards with 1 touchdown. For the Buccaneers, Baker Mayfield went 23 of 28 for 216 yards. Bucky Irving had 8 carries for 45 yards and 1 touchdown, and Emeka Egbuka caught 5 passes for 63 yards.
What do the team stats show?
The Bengals outgained the Buccaneers 351 to 282 in total yards. The Buccaneers turned the ball over 4 times and the Bengals once. On third down, the Buccaneers went 5-10 and the Bengals went 8-14. Time of possession was 28:35 for the Buccaneers and 31:25 for the Bengals.
How did the AI prediction hold up?
Touchdown Week's AI Prediction had the Bengals winning, with a projected score of Buccaneers 23, Bengals 27 at medium confidence. The pick was right on the winner, with the projected margin off by 2 points. Cincinnati won 33-27, matching the projected winner and landing within two points of the projected margin in a higher-scoring game than expected.
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- ESPN: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals box score
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