Bengals get second-straight win thanks to big plays by defense

CINCINNATI — After a difficult start to the season, the Cincinnati Bengals appear to be back on track. This time, the Bengals defense made big play after big play to give Cincinnati a 17-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

The Seahawks marched down the field on their opening drive. Seattle went 75 yards in 11 plays, with RB Kenneth Walker scoring to give the Seahawks a 7-0 lead.

Joe Burrow then went 9 of 11 for 58 yards on the Bengals' first drive, ending things with a touchdown pass to WR Tyler Boyd — his first touchdown of the season — to tie things up.

The drive could've ended in zero points when the Bengals were stuck on 4th and 2 in no man's land, but Cincinnati was able to get the first down after drawing the Seahawks offsides.

Cincinnati's defense got a stop on the next drive, setting up the Bengals' offense on their own 27-yard line. Some big receptions from Ja'Marr Chase helped get Cincinnati to the red zone, where Burrow threw rookie WR Andrei Iosivas his first career touchdown catch.

Burrow sprinted into the end zone to grab the ball for Iosivas to keep after the score.

Chase has 67 receiving yards on five catches in the first half, meaning he now has over 3,000 career receiving yards. He becomes the fifth player in NFL history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards in 35 or fewer games.

In the final minute of the first half, Seattle was able to get a 55-yard field goal to bring them within four. The Bengals went to the locker room up 14-10.

On the first drive of the second half, Burrow threw an interception on a ball intended for Chase — his fourth INT of the season. But Seattle didn't get any points from it. CB Mike Hilton intercepted Geno Smith close to the end zone to give Cincinnati the ball back.

The Bengals offense wasn't able to capitalize on the turnover, giving Seattle the ball back. The Seahawks made it down to within the 10-yard line, but Cincinnati's defense held them to just a field goal.

CB Cam Taylor-Britt then had a massive interception to set up a 52-yard field goal from Evan McPherson to put Cincinnati up 17-14.

The Seahawks marched down to the red zone with just over two minutes left in the game, but the Bengals defense continued to hold strong. A sack on fourth and goal gave Burrow and company the ball, though they were unable to add to their lead.

Seattle got the ball back with around 1:30 left in the game. A 36-yard reception by Tyler Lockett once again put the Seahawks within 15 yards of the end zone. And once again, the Bengals defense got a stop.

Cincinnati walks away with its second consecutive win.

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