Burrow throws 3 TDs as Bengals beat Falcons 34-17 in Madrid

As of 8:10 p.m. ET, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026

Joe Burrow threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 on Sunday at Real Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium, according to the NFL's official game summary.

Burrow completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards with no interceptions, a 140.1 passer rating, the gamebook shows. Ja'Marr Chase caught 10 passes for 155 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and Tee Higgins caught touchdown passes of 4 and 8 yards. Burrow also scored on a 1-yard run.

The win was Cincinnati's fourth in a row and improved the Bengals to 6-2. It was also the franchise's first win in a game played outside the United States, the Associated Press reported, after a 2016 tie with Washington and a 2019 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, both in London.

A fast start for Cincinnati

Atlanta took a 10-7 lead in the first quarter on Michael Penix Jr.'s 1-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Woerner and a 31-yard Nick Folk field goal. The Bengals scored on all four of their first-half possessions, with three touchdowns and Evan McPherson's 57-yard field goal with 24 seconds left, for a 24-10 halftime lead, according to the gamebook and AP.

Bijan Robinson's 1-yard run cut the gap to 24-17 in the third quarter, but Higgins' second touchdown and a 43-yard McPherson field goal closed it out. Folk missed a 38-yard attempt in the fourth quarter, and Bengals linebacker Barrett Carter intercepted Penix late, the gamebook shows.

"Joe's playing at an unbelievably high level right now," Bengals coach Zac Taylor said, according to AP.

Falcons undone by penalties

Penix completed 20 of 31 passes for 162 yards with a touchdown and an interception and ran for 50 yards. Robinson ran for 100 yards on 19 carries and caught six passes for 47 yards, according to the gamebook. Atlanta was penalized 12 times for 88 yards.

"We have to be better. Not good enough … in every area," Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski said, according to NFL.com. The loss was Atlanta's second straight, dropping the Falcons to 3-6.

A crowd of 78,660 attended, AP reported. AP said the stadium's lights briefly went out inside the final two minutes, and the down was replayed. It was the second regular-season NFL game in Madrid.

The Bengals host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night, Nov. 15, AP reported. Atlanta faces the Kansas City Chiefs next, NFL.com reported.