In Cincinnati's first game without Joe Burrow, Bengals routed by Vikings 48-10

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals fell 48-10 to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday — and they fell hard.

In Cincinnati's first game without Joe Burrow, Jake Browning and company fell to the Vikings by their worst deficit in franchise history.

Minnesota's backup quarterback, Carson Wentz, struck first, finding tight end Josh Oliver for the 12-yard pass into the end zone.

The Bengals were forced into a three-and-out on their opening drive of the game. After unsuccessfully giving the ball to Chase Brown and then Ja'Marr Chase, Browning attempted to throw to Mike Gesicki, who wasn't able to make the catch.

In a record-breaking game for the Vikings corner, Isaiah Rodgers got his first interception — and a pick-six — off a pass from Browning. Browning scrambled and intended to hit Brown before the ball was tipped and nabbed by Rodgers, who ran 87 yards back into the end zone.

After being picked off for the pick-six,Browning was sacked on third down to force a Cincinnati punt. The Bengals then forced the Vikings to settle for a 35-yard field goal after safety Jordan Battle almost picked off Wentz on third down.

The Bengals finally got their first points of the day from a 45-yard field goal from Evan McPherson in the second quarter.

Rodgers got his second defensive touchdown of the day after he punched the ball out of Noah Fant's hands, recovered it and ran it for 66 yards into the end zone.

On the Bengals' next drive, the Vikings recovered the football on the third turnover forced by corner Isaiah Rodgers. Rodgers punched the ball out of Ja'Marr Chase's hands before it was recovered by corner Jeff Okudah.

Capitalizing on the turnover, Vikings running back Jordan Mason rushed into the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown.

The Vikings got their fourth turnover of the day on a punt return by halfback Samaje Perine. Minnesota defensive end Jalen Redmond punched the ball out of Perine's hands before it was recovered by tackle Jonathan Allen.

The turnover allowed Minnesota kicker Will Reichard to round out the first half with a 62-yard field goal to extend the Vikings' massive lead over the Bengals.

As the Bengals continued to fail to have any momentum on offense, the Vikings got their first touchdown of the second half with a 4-yard rushing touchdown from Jordan Mason, marking his second of the day.

The Vikings then got their fifth turnover of the day with a Browning pass intercepted by Minnesota safety Josh Metellus. Browning intended the pass for Gesicki, but it floated straight into Metellus' arms.

Capitalizing once again after the turnover, Wentz connected with tight end T.J. Hockenson in the end zone to extend the Vikings' lead. The touchdown gave Minnesota a 45-point lead over Cincinnati, marking the Bengals' biggest deficit at any point in the game in franchise history.

The Bengals finally got their first touchdown of the day in the fourth quarter when Browning connected with Drew Sample for a short pass that was driven into the end zone.

With less than six minutes in the fourth quarter, quarterback Brett Rypien, who previously was with the Vikings and was recently picked up by Cincinnati, entered the game. Rypien wasn't able to get anything going for Cincinnati's offense either, completing zero passes and allowing another sack by Minnesota's defense.

Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer, who started in the fourth quarter, then ran out the clock on their last drive to secure the Vikings win.

In his post-game press conference, head coach Zac Taylor attributed the loss to the five turnovers, which is something Browning also said in his own press conference.

"You're not going to go on the road, in a tough environment, and give yourself any sort of chance when the turnovers are five to nothing ... and expect to win," Taylor said.

Taylor said the team is going to need to make a lot of corrections after the game.

"Very clearly, this is on the entire team," Taylor said. "That first half, the offense really struggled, did not put our team in a great spot. It's as simple as that."