Atlanta led 10-7 in the first quarter, then watched Joe Burrow go 24 of 29 while 12 penalties for 88 yards wrecked three scoring drives.
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The Falcons flew to Madrid, played eleven good minutes in front of 78,660 at the Santiago Bernabeu, and lost 34-17 to a Cincinnati team that never had to do anything clever. Atlanta scored on its opening drive, led 10-7 after a quarter, and was outscored 27-7 from there. Joe Burrow went 24 of 29 for 271 yards and three touchdowns with a 140.1 rating. He was not pressured often enough to matter and he was not wrong often enough to matter either.
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Joe Burrow threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another and the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense kept rolling to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 in Madrid on Sunday for their fourth straight win.
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The Atlanta Falcons traverse the great Atlantic Ocean and make their way onto the old continent, where they set their anchor down in Madrid, Spain and the historic Stantiago Bernebéu Stadium for a meeting against the…