Joe Burrow's early TD run helps Bengals to win over Giants in ugly game

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Boom. Pop. Wham.

For each hit the New York Giants levied on Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on Sunday night, there was an equal and opposite reaction. 

A handful of crucial mistakes and head-scratching decision-making from the players on the field resulted in Giants fans trekking out of MetLife Stadium and onto Route 3 in East Rutherford, New Jersey early again.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) celebrates with running back Chase Brown (30) and guard Cordell Volson (67) after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Cincinnati won 17-7.

Burrow’s impact was felt. On 3rd-and-12 from the Giants’ 47-yard line, Burrow decided to run the ball to his right. To everyone’s surprise, there was no Giants player in sight. He galloped for the longest touchdown run of his career and it put Cincinnati up 7-0 early.

It was like that for most of the game. The Giants made two 4th-down conversions on their way to a Tyrone Tracy Jr. 1-yard touchdown. The Bengals took the lead on the next drive but the Giants had a legitimate chance to tie the game up again.

Daniel Jones led the team on an 11-play, 42-yard drive that saw Jaylin Hyatt failing to give himself a chance at a long pass and then the quarterback firing a pass into the facemask of a Bengals defender.

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New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) celebrates scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game