Bengals vs Titans Final Score: Joe Burrow Throws for 462 Yards and Five Touchdowns as Cincinnati Wins 43-36 in Overtime
Burrow overcame three interceptions by the same defender, tied the game with 1:17 left in regulation and ran in the overtime winner, as Cincinnati (5-2) outlasted Tennessee for its third straight win. Cam Ward threw for a career-high 304 yards in the loss.
The wildest box score of Sunday belonged to Cincinnati. Joe Burrow overcame three interceptions to throw five touchdown passes and run in the game-winner in overtime, and the Bengals outlasted the visiting Tennessee Titans 43-36 for their third straight win, Reuters reported in its NFL roundup, opened and read directly by the desk this run.
Burrow finished 38 of 48 for 462 yards. His second touchdown pass to Tee Higgins tied the game with 1:17 left in regulation, and the Bengals' defense then changed the ending: Dexter Lawrence II sacked Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward for a 13-yard loss to knock the Titans out of field-goal range, Reuters reported. All three of Burrow's interceptions were made by Amani Hooker, who became the first NFL player with three interceptions in a game since Jordan Whitehead of the Jets did it against Buffalo on Sept. 11, 2023.
Tennessee (1-7) had its own career day in defeat. Ward completed 26 of 40 passes for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns, and his 15-yard touchdown pass to Wan'Dale Robinson put the Titans ahead 36-29 with 3:46 left, Reuters reported. The Titans also led 13-0 at the end of the first quarter before Cincinnati surged to a 14-13 halftime lead.
The win moves Cincinnati to 5-2, level with the Jaguars in the AFC's early playoff picture, while Tennessee falls to 1-7. Jacksonville's own Sunday final - the 42-7 rout of Indianapolis - is covered in the desk's published files (SQ-20261101-052 and the takeaways file SQ-20261101-081).
