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Cincinnati EnquirerView CommentsCincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow reached the 300-yard passing mark for the third consecutive game Sunday&nbsp;against the Jacksonville Jaguars –&nbsp;becoming the first rookie in NFL history to do so.Burrow's milestone came&nbsp;on a 23-yard pass to fellow rookie Tee Higgins early in the fourth quarter of .&nbsp;"He's not a rookie," head coach Zac Taylor said. "I don't even think about that because it doesn't feel like he's a rookie and he doesn't act like he's a rookie. He's in command, and guys believe in him. Those guys around him are really stepping up, and he's becoming a real leader on this football team."Burrow completed 69.4 percent of his passes."We feel a lot of momentum right now, and we're excited about where we are," Burrow said. "Obviously there are some things to correct, but we had a great week of practice this week, and I think that's why we won the game."Social media reactions:LOVE SPORTS?&nbsp;[&nbsp;It took until the third quarter for the Bengals offense to connect for an explosive touchdown.With five minutes left in the first quarter, Burrow threw on the run and found wide receiver Tyler Boyd for a contested catch in the back of the end zone, but that play was called back because of a holding penalty on center Trey Hopkins.Then with nine minutes left in the second quarter, Burrow threw a goal-line pass to tight end Drew Sample. The ball was right on target, but .Those two plays meant the Bengals left 10 points on the table in the first half. As a result, Jacksonville led the Bengals 13-10 at halftime.That's when the game turned in the Bengals' favor."We just started playing complementary football," Taylor said. "Our offense started the half scoring, that's a big thing for us to come out of the gate and score. And then for the defense to immediately get a stop…&nbsp;You get a chance to start to build that lead, that's not something we've had the opportunity to do very much."Even though it started raining after halftime, Cincinnati’s offense had its best third quarter of the season. After receiving the kickoff at the start of the third quarter, the Bengals established the run on a five-play, 75-yard touchdown drive.Mixon and running back Giovani Bernard accounted for all but 12 yards on the scoring drive. With 12:37 left in the third quarter, Mixon ran behind the right side of the Bengals offensive line for a 34-yard touchdown that gave the Bengals their first lead of the second half.Four minutes later, Mixon followed a great block from right guard Alex Redmond, and Mixon went untouched as he ran up the middle of the field for a 23-yard score. Burrow said&nbsp;the offensive linemen deserve&nbsp;some recognition."They've taken a lot of heat the last couple weeks, and I super happy for those guys to have the game they did today," Burrow said. "They're going to continue to build on it, I know they are."After the second score, Mixon cupped his hand to his ear as the 6,243 Bengals fans in the crowd shouted, “Who Dey.”For the first time all season, the Bengals had momentum and fans to celebrate it with."These past couple of weeks have been a little tough," Mixon said. "But the thing was, nobody was noticing we were so close. It’s always one block away, one play away. We were able to execute those things today."Mixon’s second touchdown run gave the Bengals a 24-13 lead in the third quarter. Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew led two consecutive scoring drives, and the Jaguars eventually cut their deficit down to 8 points with six minutes left in the game.View Comments

Cincinnati EnquirerView CommentsCincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow reached the 300-yard passing mark for the third consecutive game Sunday&nbsp;against the Jacksonville Jaguars –&nbsp;becoming the first rookie in NFL history to do so.Burrow's milestone came&nbsp;on a 23-yard pass to fellow rookie Tee Higgins early in the fourth quarter of .&nbsp;"He's not a rookie," head coach Zac Taylor said. "I don't even think about that because it doesn't feel like he's a rookie and he doesn't act like he's a rookie. He's in command, and guys believe in him. Those guys around him are...

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