Bengals at Giants: What to Watch For

The Bengals gear up for a road primetime test when they take on the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sunday Night Football. The game kicks off at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock. Here is what to watch for:

Bengals Offense Continues Surge

Cincinnati’s offense has been operating at a high level through the first five weeks, boasting the fourth-highest scoring average in the NFL at 28.0 points per game. The Bengals have amassed 140 total points, their most since 2018 and fourth-most in team history across the opening five games of a season.

The Bengals have produced 30+ points in three straight contests going back to Week 3, which ties for the longest active streak with the Washington Commanders. If Cincinnati can hit that number again on Sunday night, it would mark the first time the team has scored 30+ in four consecutive games since Weeks 13-16 of the 1997 season.

A boost to the Bengals’ offensive outputs has been their ability to execute scoring drives coming out of halftime. Cincinnati has a league-leading 27 points on its opening offensive possession of the second half and holds a streak of four straight games with a touchdown drive following the break.

Burrow Following Up Career Day

Joe Burrow is coming off a career-high five touchdown passes last Sunday against Baltimore, and by completing 30 of 39 passes (76.6 percent) for 392 yards, he became the 10th quarterback ever to post a stat line of 390+ passing yards and 5+ touchdown throws on a completion percentage of 75+. He also moved into fifth on the Bengals’ all-time passing yards list, surpassing Jeff Blake (15,134).

Through five games, Burrow leads the NFL in touchdown passes (12) and passer rating (113.6; minimum 50 attempts), while ranking second in completions (125), second in completion percentage (72.3) and sixth in passing yards (1370). His 12 scoring tosses are tied for the most in Bengals history through the first five games alongside Boomer Esiason (1988), Carson Palmer (2007) and Andy Dalton (2008).