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.