Joe Burrow throws two touchdowns to J. Chase as CIN beats HOU 20–6

Scoreless through the first quarter

CIN and HOU finished the first quarter tied 0–0. Joe Burrow started at quarterback for CIN, and C.J. Stroud started for HOU. The first points came in the second quarter, when Burrow threw the first of his two touchdown passes to J. Chase.

CIN takes the lead before halftime

With 3:37 left in the second quarter, Burrow completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to J. Chase. The touchdown gave CIN a 6–0 lead. A successful extra-point kick made it 7–0.

HOU got on the board with a 37-yard field goal at 1:20, cutting CIN’s lead to 7–3. Neither team scored again before halftime. CIN went into the break ahead by four points after one touchdown and one extra point, while HOU had a field goal.

Two CIN scores in the third quarter

CIN opened the second-half scoring with a 51-yard field goal at 12:32 of the third quarter. Later in the quarter, Burrow connected with J. Chase again, this time on an 18-yard touchdown pass at 3:12.

The touchdown put CIN ahead 16–3, and a successful extra-point kick extended the lead to 17–3. Burrow’s two touchdown passes, both caught by J. Chase, accounted for CIN’s touchdowns. The earlier pass had covered 32 yards; the second covered 18.

HOU adds a field goal

HOU made a 45-yard field goal with 39 seconds left in the third quarter. It was HOU’s second field goal of the game, following its 37-yard kick before halftime. The third quarter ended with CIN leading 17–6.

A fourth-quarter kick completes the scoring

CIN made a 57-yard field goal at 12:21 of the fourth quarter to extend its lead to 20–6. There was no further scoring, and CIN won by that score in regulation. CIN finished with two touchdowns, two successful extra-point kicks and two field goals; HOU’s six points came from two field goals.