Bengals 31 vs 17 Niners summary, stats, scores and highlights | NFL Week 8

The Cincinnati Bengals came out of their BYE week ready to make up for lost time. It was a rough start to the season, especially on the offensive side of the ball, but Joe Burrow and the Bengals looked like they were back to their best after a week off. Burrow had 283 yards and three TDs in the 31-17 win over San Fran from Levi Stadium. 

Burrow 100% after BYE week

The Niners returned home, where Brock Purdy had never lost a game, after two straight losses on the road. Life wouldn’t get any easier for the one-time best looking team in the league. The Bengals came into town of the heels of a BYE having won two straight games before their week off. 

Zac Taylor’s squad looked like the team we have grown accustomed to seeing over the last few years, but had yet to reach their full potential this year. Burrow was noticeably more mobile having rested that injured calf, as he not only finessed his way around the pocket, but was able to make big plays down field with his feet. 

Cincy came out firing, scoring touchdowns on their first two possessions. Burrow and Ja’maar Chase connected continuously and that opened up space for guys like Tyler Boyd and Andrei Iosivas who caught first quarter touchdowns. 

Purdy starting to crack under pressure?

Christian got into the end zone in the first quarter as well, stretching his TD streak to a NFL record tying 17 games. The offense looked better than they have in the last few weeks, even with Deebo Samuel and Trent Williams sidelined with injuries. 

Brock Purdy threw for 365 yards, but threw two second half interceptions on back-to-back throws, the first of which came on 1st and Goal from the CIN 8 yard line. It was the Bengals defense that came up with the big plays when it mattered as the Niners struggled to contain Burrow and Chase who connected on a TD to make 24-10 a play after Purdy’s second INT. 

San Fran would cut into the lead midway through the fourth quarter when McCaffery scored his second TD of the day, but Burrow and the Bengals closed out the Niners on the next drive, going 78 yards as Joe Mixon landed the knock out blow to hand the Niners their third straight loss. 

Joe Mixon shut the door on the Niners with this 5 yard run that he high stepped into the endzone. He had 87 of the 134 rushing yards in the 31-17 win. 

Joe Burrow completed 19 straight passes at one point in the game, and hit Ja'maar Chase for his third TD pass of the day. It's safe to say, Joe Burrow is back. 

On Purdy's very next throw, he was picked off by Wilson which led to a TD on the very next play. Purdy' has thrown 5 INTs in the last three games after not throwing a single INT in the first five games of the season. 

Down 17-10, the Niners were inside the CIN 10, but Purdy got picked after a fantastic individual play by Germaine Pratt!

On a play that just about everyone gave up on after seeing the flag, Burrow hits Andrei Iosivas for the two yard TD to put the Bengals up 14-7. 

The Niners answered back, with who else but Christian McCaffery? Run CMC stretched his TD streak to 17 straight games, which ties Lenny Moore's all-time record.

The Bengals came out red hot out of the gate, marching right down the field thanks to a couple of Burrow-Chase connections and Burrow found Tyler Boyd on this perfect pass to the pylon. 

IT'S ALL OVER!!!

The Bengals are going to run out the clock and the Niners are going to lose at home for the first time in the Brock Purdy era. 

FUMBLE!!!

Hendrickson comes off the edge and strip sacks Purdy and it's recovered by Hill!

CIN is going to win their third straight and hand the Niners their third straight loss!!!

Purdy was picked off by Hill but a roughing the passer flag will extend the Niners drive. 

1st and 10 from the CIN 26. 

Purdy gets dropped in the backfield by Hendrickson and Hubbard for a loss of 6 yards and that will take us to the Two Minute Warning. 

2nd and 16 from the CIN 41. 

Kittle over the middle for his third straight catch and that goes for 18 yards and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the CIN 35. 

Purdy finds Kittle on the short pass to the right and he gets 15 yards after some yards after the catch. 

1st adn 10 from the SF 39. 

SF get the ball back from the 25 with 2:44 to go in the 4th quarter. 

Run for Mixon who gets three yards on 1st down. 

2nd and Goal from the SF 5. 

Burrow keeps it with the tush push and that will move the chains, giving CIN 1st and Goal from the SF 8. 

Timeout SF with 3:43 to go in the 4th quarter. 

Mixon cuts the run up the middle to the outside and he falls inbounds after a nine yard gain.

2nd and 1 from the SF 11. 

Burrow up the middle on the scramble and he picks up 10 yards and a first down!

1st and 10 from the SF 20 after the 10 yard gain. Timeout SF with 4:24 to go in the fourth quarter. 

Mixon gets the run on the left side, and picks up 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the SF 30. 

Toss over the top to Chase and he dropped it right at the sideline and Chase drags his second foot for a 20 yard gain!

1st and 10 from the SF 34. 

Reverse ran for Chase and he is dropped for no gain by Oliver who saw it coming. 

2nd and 10 from the CIN 46. 

Burrow goes back to Irwin, this time over the middle and he turns it up field for a big game of 21!

1st and 10 from the CIN 46. 

Burrow to Irwin on the shallow left side for a short gain of 3. 

2nd and 7 from the CIN 25. 

CIN get the ball back from their 22, looking to run some time off the clock. 

Purdy escapes a sack rips out of the tackle, rolls right, and throws across his body for Kittle for a 10 yard gain!!!

1st and 10 from the CIN 4!!!

Purdy's pass over the middle to Kittle hits off the TE's hands and falls incomplete. 

3rd and 6 from the CIN 14. 

Handoff to McCaffery and he picks up 4 yards on first down. 

2nd and 6 from the CIN 14. 

Pass over the middle for Aiyuk and he makes the catch for 15 yard and a first down!

1st and 10 from the CIN 18. 

Purdy was hit as he let it go and his pass to McCaffery falls short. 

3rd and 5 from the CIN 33. 

Purdy step up in the pocket and finds McCaffery up the middle for a gain of 5 yards. 

2nd and 5 from the CIN 33. 

Purdy with a deep ball down the left hashmark for Aiyuk on a 25 yard pitch and catch. 

1st and 10 from the CIN 38. 

McCaffery gets the pitch to the left side, and he moves the chains with a 3 yard pick up. 

1st and 10 from the SF 37. 

SF take over at the 25 and Purdy finds McCaffery for a 9 yard pick up on first down. 

2nd and 1 from the SF 34. 

Just a play after the pick, it's Burrow to Chase in the corner of the end zone for a 17 yard TD!!

Wilson picks off Purdy and gives the Bengals some fantastic field position. That was Purdy's 5th pick in the last three games and his second in as many throws. 

INTERCEPTION!!!

Purdy is picked off by Wilson on the first play after the punt and that's his second pick in his last two throws!!!

CIN take the ball back from the SF 17 after the 16 yard run back. 

Niners ball at the 20 with 13:17 left in the 4th quarter. 

The pass was called incomplete and the fumble will be taken back, but the Bengals will punt on 4th and 7. 

FUMBLE!!!

Burrow hit Chase right at the marker but he had it ripped out of his hands and scooped by the Niners, but that play is going to be reviewed!

Huge call coming up here. 

Mixon up the middle for a gain of 6 yards. 

3rd and 7 from the SF 45. 

Burrow gets dropped on the first play of the 4th quarter! This time is was Bosa and Ferrell on the three yard sack. 

2nd and 13 from the CIN 49. 

Burrow looks for Higgins deep down the middle and he pulls it in for the 29 yard gain on the final play of the third quarter!

1st and 10 from the CIN 48 after the break. 

INTERCEPTION!!!

Purdy rolled right and looked for Mitchell but Pratt got a hand up, deflected it and picked it off!!! It would have been a TD, but instead the Bengals have 1st and 10 from their 19!

Purdy on the bootleg to the left side, and Purdy tucks and runs for a gain of 12 yards!

1st and Goal from the CIN 8. 

McCaffery gets the run on first down and he picks up 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the CIN 20. 

Direct snap to Juszczyk and he takes it up the middle for a gain of a yard. 

1st and 10 from the CIN 24. 

McCaffery up the gut and he spins his way to right around the marker after a 6 yard run. 

3rd and 1 from the CIN 25. 

Toss to McCaffery on the left side and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the CIN 31. 

Purdy finds Kittle again off the play action and Kittle takes it down the right side line for 20 yards after breaking through a couple downfield tackels. 

1st and 10 from the CIN 34. 

Play action sets up an open pass to Kittle on the left side, and that goes for 7 yards. 

2nd and 3 from the SF 46. 

SF get the ball from the 24 and Purdy finds Aiyuk on the left sideline for a 15 yard catch after the play action. 

1st and 10 from the SF 39. 

Screen pass to Smith on the right side and he had some room but that closed down quick as SF's defense stop him after an 11 yard gain. 

4th and 2 from the CIN 27. 

Chase gets it on the end around and the Niners breakthrough the backfield dropping him for an 8 yard loss!

3rd and 13 from the CIN 16. 

CIN get the ball at the 19 and Mixon runs left for a gain of 4 on first down. 

2nd and 6 from the CIN 24. 

Purdy's pass over the middle came in too high and the Niners will be forced to punt!

4th and 7 from the CIN 48 and the Niners will punt. 

McCaffery gets the handoff on 2nd down and he is dropped after a three yard gain. 

3rd and 7 from the CIN 48. 

Purdy looking for Aiyuk on the out route to the left side, and that pass was behind the WR, and probably should have been picked. 

2nd and 10 from the SF 49. 

Purdy with a big completion down the middle for Kittle on a 32 yard pick up!

1st and 10 from the SF 49. 

Purdy tucks and runs to the left side and he is tripped up after a gain of two. 

2nd and 18 from the SF 17

McCaffery gets the pitch to the right side and he takes it 9 yards, but a holding call will bring that back. 

1st and 10 from the SF 15. 

FIELD GOAL BENGALS!!!

McPherson drills the 56 yarder after missing the 50 yarder earlier in the game. 

CIN extend their lead to 17-10 on the first drive of the third quarter. 

Burrow's pass to Chase is complete over the middle. It won't get a first down but it will make McPherson's job a little easier on the FG. 

4th and 8 from the SF 38. 

Bosa finally breaks through and gets to Burrow for his third sack of the season and a seven yard loss. 

3rd and 16 from the SF 46. 

Mixon gets just a yard on first down. 

2nd and 9 from the SF 39. 

Burrow felt the pocket collapsing and he tucks and runs for a huge gain of 20 to move the ball into SF territory. That calf is looking more than OK. 

1st and 10 from the SF 40. 

Handoff to Mixon over the middle and he gets a yard on first down. 

2nd and 9 from the CIN 40. 

Burrow tried the same throw to Chase, and that fell incomplete but a flag flies for PI. 

1st and 10 from the CIN 39l.

Burrow's pass to Boyd is batted down after 19 straight completions. 

2nd and 10 from the 25. 

WE ARE BACK IN SAN FRAN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF ACTION!!!

CIN get the ball to start the game and they will begin the third quarter from the 25. 

The Bengals dominated that first half, but only find themselves up 14-10 after a missed McPherson field goal and a late fumble by Irv Smith inside the 5!

The Niners have been out played and are lucky to be down only 4. 

Purdy is 7/10 for 114 yards and has 43 rushing yards while CMC has 31 rushing and 18 receiving. 

Burrow looks like his old self after the BYE week. He completed a personal record 18 straight passes in the first half, and went 21/23 with 170 and two TDs, the second of which went to Andrei Iosivas. 

McCaffery answered back, with the Niners first TD of the game as he stretched his streak to 17 games with a TD which ties Lenny Moore for the most consecutive games with a TD in NFL history. 

It couldn't have looked any easier for the Bengals on their first two possessions. Burrow and Chase found their groove early on and that set up the Taj Boyd TD in the back of the endzone. 

McCaffery gets the draw play and he gets 16 yard but the clock is going to run out before the Niners get the snap off. 

It's halftime and the Bengals are leading 14-10 after 30 minutes. 

Purdy felt the pressure and just threw it away with 19 on the clock. 

Purdy over the middle for Aiyuk who was coming back to it and couldn't come up the sliding catch. 

2nd and 10 from the SF 39. 

Purdy goes deep down the middle for Kittle and the TE makes a great catch for a gain of 34 yards!!!!

TO SF, their last, with 24 seconds to go. 1st and 10 from the SF 39!

FUMBLE!!!

The Bengals were knocking on the door, but Smith fumbles after making a catch in the flat and Oliver recovered it at the SF 5!!!

SF ball with 30 on the clock!

Burrow finds Mixon over the middle for a gain of 7 yards and a first down. 

1st and Goal from the SF 3, and we have a SF timeout with 38 on the clock. 

Burrow finds Chase over the middle for his 17th straight completion and a 9 yard gain. 

2nd and 1 from the SF 10. Timeout SF with 43 seconds to go. 

Another first down for the Bengals after Boyd makes the catch over the middle for 11 yards. 

1st and 10 from the SF 19. TO Cincy with 52 on the clock. 

Williams gets the handoff up the middle and he moves the chains on a 7 yard pick up. 

1st and 10 from the SF 30. 

Burrow finds Chase on the right side line and he gets 9 before running out of bounds. 

2nd and 1 from the SF 37. 

Quick pass to Higgins on the short left side and he picks up 8 yards and another 1st down. 

1st and 10 from the SF 46. 

Burrow finds Higgins on the left sideline for a gain of 9. 

2nd and 1 from the CIN 46. 

We are at the Two Minute Warning. CIN trying to add to their lead with 1st and 10 from the 37 after the break. 

CIN get the ball from the 25 and Mixon powers up the field for a gain of 12 yards!

1st and 10 from the CIN 37. 

FIELD GOAL NINERS!!!

Moody comes on for the first time today, and he hits it from 36 yards to cut into the CIN lead. 

Bengals are up 14-10 with 2:44 to go in the first half. 

Purdy takes off, not for the first time today, and he picks up 11 before he is taken down by Battle. 

4th and 3 from the CIN 18. 

Purdy finds McCaffery over the middle for a short gain of 6 but the Niners are still looking at 3rd and long. 

3rd and 14 from the CIN 28. 

McCaffery gets the toss on the left side and he picks up 6, but a holding call will bring the Niners back. 

2nd and 19 from the CIN 34. 

Mitchell is stopped for no gain on a first down run up the middle. 

2nd and 10 form the CIN 24. 

McCaffery moves the chains with a 4 yard run up the middle. 

1st and 10 from the CIN 24. 

Purdy kept it after the play action and wanted to throw but ended up beating Hubbard to the edge and picked up 9 yards. 

2nd and 1 fro the CIN 28. 

Purdy going deep on first down after the play action and he finds Aiyuk down the right sideline for a gain of 23!

1st and 10 from the SF 40!

MISSED FIELD GOAL!!!

McPherson, who has been so good over his short career, misses the 50 yarder!!! That was the Bengals first sign of shakiness, let's see if it costs them. 

SF ball from the 40, down by 7 with 7:03 to go in the first half. 

The pressure finally gets to Burrow and it's Armstead who finishes of the play, sacking the QB for a loss of 7. 

4th and 14 from the SF 32. 

Delayed run out of the shotgun and he is stopped for no gain. 

3rd and 7 from the SF 25. 

Mixon gets the toss on first down and he picks up 3 yards. 

2nd and 7 from the CIN 25. 

Pass to the left side for Smith and he turns it up field for 11 yards and another 1st down. 

1st and 10 from the SF 28. 

Burrow took off out of the shotgun on a designed QB draw and he takes it 10 yards for a first down!

1st and 10 from the SF 39. 

Pass to the flat again, but this time Chase is cut down for no gain. 

3rd and 9 from the SF 49. 

Burrow felt the pressure and tucked it and ran for a short gain of 1. 

2nd and 9 from the SF 49. 

Pass to the flat for Chase and he makes the catch, gets the first down and sees a flag fly after a hit to the head on Oliver. 

1st and 10 from the 50 after the penalty. 

Mixon gets the handoff up the middle and he picks up 4 yards. 

3rd and 2 from the CIN 28. 

CIN take over from the 20 and Burrow finds Smith on the right side for a short gain of 4. 

2nd and 6 from the CIN 24. 

Purdy's pass is tipped at the line and the Niners go three and out for the second time in three possessions. 

4th and 6 and the Niners will punt. 

Mitchell gets the handoff and he is dropped for a four yard loss by Hilton. 

3rd and 6 from the SF 18. 

SF get the ball back from their 15 after a short run back from McCloud. 

Purdy tucks it and runs for a gain of  9 yards on 1st down. 

2nd and 1 from the SF 23. 

It's not supposed to look this easy against this SF defense, but Burrow and the Bengals are looking locked in out of the BYE.

Chrisitan McCaffery scores a TD in his 17th straight game, and what a pick up this has been for the Niners. He joined in Week 7 of last year, and has been a TD machine ever since. 

Mixon bursts up the middle again and he picks up 11 yards to five CIN 1st and Goal from the 2. 

End around to Boyd from left to right and he picks up another first down after a gain of 6. 

1st and 10 from the SF 35 

PItch to Mixon and he lunges forward after a gain of 6. 

2nd and 4 from the SF 41. 

CIN start their second drive from the 42 after a great return from Williams. 

Mixon makes the catch out of the backfield and he picks up 11 yards for another first down. 

1st and 10 from the SF 47. 

MItchell gets the handoff up the middle and he picks up the first down but is short of the endzone after a pick up of 5. 

1st and Goal from the 2. 

Purdy finds Kittle on the left side with a short pass that gains 6. 

2nd and 4 from the SF 7. 

Purdy rolls right after the pressure came and he found Aiyuk deep down the right sideline and for a gain of 31 yards!!!

1st and 10 from the CIN 13. 

Purdy was patient in the pocket but then tucked it and ran for a big gain of 16 yards and another first down!

1st and 10 from the CIN 44. 

Slow developing toss to McCaffery on the left side and he's pushed out of bounds after a loss of 2. 

2nd and 12 from the SF 38. 

McCloud gets the end around and cuts it up the middle for a short gain of two. 

2nd and 8 from the SF 40. 

SF start their drive from the 25 and Purdy finds McCaffery out of the backfield for a gain of 13 and a first down. 

1st and 10 from the SF 37. 

That drive couldn't have gone any better for the Bengals, who marched down the field while getting Ja'maar Chase plenty of touches early and it ends with a 7 yard TD from Tyler Boyd. 

Quick pass from Burrow to Mixon out of the backfield for 4 yards. 

2nd and 6 from the 7. 

Mixon breaks one on the first carry of the day, cutting it to the left side and picking up 20 yards. 

1st and 10 from the SF 11. 

Burrow and Chase connect again this time on a deep in for 15 yards. 

1st and 10 from the SF 31. 

After an offside on SF, Burrow finds Chase in the flat and he takes it 8 yards up field for another first down. 

1st and 10 from the SF 46. 

THERE IS NO WAY BURROW JUST MADE THAT PLAY!!!

Burrow was in the mouth of the monster, and somehow escaped the rush rolled right and found Higgins who makes the catch and stretches for the first down!

1st and 10 from the CIN 41. 

Burrow almost got picked off by Oliver, who jumped in front of Chase on the slant route but he couldn't come up with the catch. 

3rd and 10 from the CIN 31 

Burrow looks for Sample on the right side but that pass falls incomplete. 

2nd and 10 from the CIN 31. 

Burrow goes over the middle for Chase who gets another 8 and moves the chains for the first down. 

1st and 10 from the CIN 31. 

CIN get the ball from their 15 to start their first offensive possession. 

Burrow goes over the middle for Chase and he made the catch, lost it, and then recovered it for a gain of 7. 

2nd and 3 from the CIN 23. 

Quick handoff to Juszczyk and is stopped at the line of scrimmage as the Niners are held for a three and out on the first series. 

4th and 1 from the 

McCaffery gets the handoff again and he picks up a yard and a half, but that will leave the Niners with 3rd and short from the 34. 

McCaffery gets the end around out of the shotgun and he takes it from left to right for a gain of 8 yards. 

2nd and 2 from the SF 33. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM SAN FRAN!!

The Niners get the ball to start the game, looking to snaps their two game losing streak. 

1st and 10 SF from their 25. 

Today's odds

The Niners return home as 4 point favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals with the Over/Under set at 44. 

I'm going with the Niners to cover in San Fran. They have to respond after two straight losses and I think they come out and make a statement against the Bengals at Levi Stadium. 

San Fran 31-14. 

CMC's TD streak

It’s one of the most impressive streaks we have ever seen in the history of the league. Christian McCaffery has scored a TD from scrimmage in 17 straight games and doesn’t’ seem like he’s going to be slowing down anytime soon. The former Panther was traded to the Niners last year and he plugged into Kyle Shanahan’s offense immediately. Since Week 7 of last season, no one has had more TDs (19) or yards from scrimmage (1,940) than the Niners RB. With no Deebo available today, the Niners will need McCaffery more than ever if they are going to put an end to their losing skid.

Niners nicked up

The San Fran offense hasn’t been the same since Deebo Samuel was sidelined after getting tackled and falling on his shoulder against the Cleveland Browns. The dual threat receiver brings an X factor to the Niners offense that they haven’t been able to replace in his absence. He will miss his second straight game after being diagnosed with a hairline fracture in that shoulder, and that means the Niners will have to find a way to get their offense moving like it was in the first five weeks of the season, especially when you consider that left tackle Trent Williams is also out with an ankle inury. 

Joe Burr back from BYE

The Bengals no where their bread is buttered and it starts and ends with their fourth year gun slinger Joe Burrow. Burrow hasn’t been as zoned in as we know he is capable of, but once he gets healthy we know that he and the Cincy offense will be back firing on all cylinders. He may not be at his best just yet, but one thing we can never question is his sense of fashion. He recently told reporters that it’s his friends that pick out a lot of his outfits. Among his fashionable friends/stylists is another Ohio icon, Kid Cudi. As always Joe Cool was flashing the threads coming into Levi Stadium. 

Brock back in the Bay

Are we starting to see the first signs of Brock Purdy showing his youth and inexperience? In the last two games, he hasn’t looked as perfect as we are used to seeing him play. He threw two picks last game, and against the Browns he threw his first one of the season. He still has a fantastic TD/INT ration at 11-3, but the Niners haven’t been moving the ball like we are accustomed to seeing. It’s true they’re have been some injuries that have made winning games against good teams like the Browns and Vikings much more difficult, but it looks like the Niners have hit a bump in the road. Getting back on track isn’t going to be an easy task, especially against the Bengals who are looking for their first quality win of the season. 

Bengals last week 

The Bengals enjoyed a much needed BYE week after a turbulent first six games. They didn’t just lose three of their first four games, they put up just 3 points in two of those loses and looked like a shade of the team we have seen over the last few years.  Joe Burrow had a calf injury for the first month of the season, which made things difficult for him, and in turn, for the Cincy offense. The Bengals started to turn things around in Week 4, scoring 34 points in a win over the Cardinals and then beat a tough Seahawks team in an ugly game from Paycor Stadium. They were just starting to find their rhythm when the BYE week came, and now it’s time to find out if they can carry that preBYE momentum into today’s game in the Bay. 

Niners last week 

After losing their first game of the season in Cleveland, the Niners had a Monday Night showdown with a Vikings team in a similar situation as the Bengals were in before their BYE. They started the season terribly and were on the edge of desperation, and they played like that agains the Niners last week. The Vikings overcame an INT on the third play of the game to hold off the Niners who for a second straight week couldn’t find their groove on the offensive end. Kirk Cousins passed for 378 yards and two TDs, while the San Fran D got zero rush on the Vikings QB. Purdy didn’t put up terrible numbers but two late INTs in the fourth quarter sank San Fran for a second week.

We are live from San Fran 

Hello everyone and welcome to Levi Stadium where he Niners are back home after a tough two game road trip that proved that Kyle Shanahan’s men aren’t as invincible as we once thought. A loss in Cleveland and another in Minnesota has brought the Niners back to earth, and it’s not going to get any easier today against the Bengals. Cincy had a dreadful start to the season, dropping three of their first four as Joe Burrow was fighting through a calf injury he suffered in preseason. He has had an extra week to rest that calf, and the Bengals will look to keep up their two game win streak alive by beating a third straight NFC West team. 

Benglas vs. Niners  

Week 8’s game of the week features two teams that came into this season with Super Bowl expectations, but there have been some early bumps in the road for both of these squads. The San Francisco 49ers host the Cincinnati Bengals from Levi Stadium, and AS English will be with you all afternoon providing live coverage, stats, highlights, and analysis of todays can’t miss game from the Bay.