7
The most important number in football, the Bengals starting offense put up seven points in its only drive of the night. Burrow looked very comfortable, completing five-of-seven passes for 51 yards and a touchdown. He hit Tee Higgins twice for 19 yards, including a 10-yard score. The LSU product also found sophomore receiver Andrei Iosvias on a 23-yard catch-and-run for the biggest play of the drive. Cincinnati’s first unit is currently batting 1.000 in the preseason, albeit in a small sample size.
91.4
Many Bengals fans probably didn’t know the name Maema Njongmeta before Saturday night, but the undrafted free agent linebacker made a name for himself against Tampa Bay. The former Wisconsin Badger posted a 91.4 PFF defensive grade, a top-10 figure this week among all defenders with at least 10 snaps. The rookie totaled 10 tackles — the third-most among all players and tied for most among rookies — a quarterback hurry and a batted pass.
63,323
Who Dey Nation showed up and showed out for their squad Saturday, with the announced attendance figure totaling 63,323. The crowd was rocking, and the players took notice.
“Cincinnati fans remind me of Georgia (Bulldog) fans,” Mims said. “I did not expect there to be that many people out there for a preseason game, but hey, I see they pack it out.”
Cincinnati fans will have to wait another week-and-a-half or so until they can return to Paycor, as the Bengals go on the road to play the Chicago Bears Saturday before coming home to host the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football.
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