Bengals All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase scored touchdowns within three minutes of each other early in the fourth quarter Sunday at Paycor Stadium, and quarterback Jake Browning pumped three fourth-quarter touchdown passes, but it wasn’t enough to catch the Lions’ No. 1 scoring offense in Detroit’s 37-24 victory.
The Bengals attempted an onside kick with 2:57 left after Browning’s two-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tee Higgins cut it to 11 points, but the Lions recovered. After punting, Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes sacked Browning for a safety to seal it with 1:54 left.
Barnes, from Covington, Ky., joined with Lions veteran running back David Montgomery for quite a homecoming. Montgomery, a dual-threat quarterback at nearby Mount Healthy High School, returned home for the first time in his 93-game NFL career to throw for a touchdown and run for another.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff’s offense parlayed short fields generated by Browning’s three interceptions.