Falcons vs. Bengals takeaways and everything to know from Week 7

— A week removed from admitting they need to get Tyler Boyd more work and doing so, an all-Boyd opening drive led to an easy touchdown within two minutes of the kickoff.

— That was fast. Bengals jumped to a 21-0 lead very, very quickly. Implementing RPOs and the Falcons going with some…interesting coverages didn’t help. Joe Mixon scored a short rushing touchdown and Ja’Marr Chase caught a wicked 32-yard score down the right sideline.

— Like last week, Burrow again looked very comfortable in the pocket and pretty much any scenario.

— Bengals were up 21-0 and 28-7 but defense and special teams botched a comfortable lead. The former gave up a huge touchdown on bad coverage by Eli Apple and Kevin Huber shanked a punt, only for his coverage team to give up a return of 50-plus yards, completing a 10-point swing before halftime.

— Ja’Marr Chase and La’el Collins suffered injuries. They would both return, but star defensive end Trey Hendrickson would not after suffering a neck injury.

— Bengals defensive line had a huge day even without Hendrickson. Sam Hubbard and Joseph Ossai wreaked havoc, while names like rookie Zach Carter and Jay Tufele had better-than-expected showings.

— The cornerback change, with Eli Apple seemingly benched for rookie Cam Taylor-Britt, is going to be a major talking point all week.

— Coordinator Lou Anarumo again deserves a ton of credit for the second-half adjustments that has the defense looking elite in crunch time.