CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow turned in one of the rarest individual performances in NFL history, combining for 462 passing yards, five touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in overtime to lead the Cincinnati Bengals to a 43-36 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Burrow's line made him just the second quarterback in league history to record 450 or more passing yards, five passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in a single game, the last being Norm Van Brocklin with the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1 of the 1951 season.
Burrow completed his historic night by engineering a game-winning drive in overtime, finding the end zone on the ground to cap a 43-36 win that improved Cincinnati to 5-2 and extended the team's winning streak to three games. The Bengals will next travel to Madrid, Spain, for a Week 9 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.
The performance was not without costly mistakes. Burrow threw three interceptions, all to Titans safety Amani Hooker, and lost a fumble on a botched handoff with running back Chase Brown. Those three picks matched his total through the Bengals' first seven games of the 2026 season, making for an unusually turnover-heavy outing despite the eye-popping production.
Burrow has now thrown for 2,115 yards and 20 touchdown passes through the first eight weeks of the 2026 season, leading the NFL in the latter category. His ability to produce at an elite level despite Sunday's errors underscores his importance to Cincinnati's offense as the team pushes toward the postseason.
The Titans, falling to 3-5, will look to regroup after a defensive effort that gave Burrow ample opportunities but could not contain his passing attack on the day. Cincinnati's victory keeps the Bengals firmly in the AFC playoff conversation as they prepare for the international series in Madrid.
