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Joe Burrow of the Bengals has 2 TD passes; one to DE Sam Hubbard

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Joe Burrow of the Bengals has 2 TD passes; one to DE Sam Hubbard

  • Ben Baby, ESPN staff writerDecember 15, 2024, 2:23 p.m. ET

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      Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Before ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News, where he covered college sports. He covers the Bengals daily for ESPN.com while also appearing on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. He is a native of Grapevine, Texas and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas. He is an associate professor of journalism at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).

An old Ohio State connection scored a touchdown in Sunday’s game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tennessee Titans.

On third-and-goal from the Titans’ 2-yard line, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow found defensive end Sam Hubbard for a touchdown that tied the game at 14.

Hubbard had some offensive snaps throughout the year. On this particular play, Cincinnati took wide receivers Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase off the field and opted for a deep personnel package with Cincinnati’s starting defensive end serving as an edge blocker.

Hubbard let go and got the contested reception for his first career offensive touchdown. According to ESPN Research, it was the first touchdown received by a primary defensive player since Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons scored a touchdown last season.

Hubbard and Burrow have known each other for a long time. The two played together for three years at Ohio State University before Burrow transferred to LSU for the final two years of his college career.

Burrow also threw a TD pass to running back Chase Brown after evading two tacklers.

Titans rookie defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat got his first break with Burrow. But Burrow fought off the tackle, struggled and then made defensive end Ali Gaye miss before Burrow found Chase in the end zone.

According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Burrow had 9.01 seconds to throw and managed 24.5 yards before firing the ball to Brown.

It was a good rebound for Burrow after he intercepted Cincinnati’s first possession.

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