Cincinnati Bengals beat New York Giants on Sunday Night Football with 17-7 victory

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Cincinnati Bengals are bringing home a victory, beating the New York Giants 17-7 during Sunday Night Football.

A polar opposite of last week's matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals had a low-scoring game with the Giants.

Joe Burrow opened the game with some fire, rushing for a 47-yard touchdown — the longest rushing touchdown of his career.

While Burrow put some points on the board himself, the Cincinnati quarterback only threw 19-for-28, 208 yards and zero touchdowns, which is a stark difference from his performance last week when he had a career-high five touchdowns. He also took several sacks from the Giants defense.

Burrow did have a clutch play in the fourth quarter, scrambling to successfully convert a 3rd-and-12 pass to Andrei Iosivas.

Running back Chase Brown also got Cincinnati a touchdown, rushing 30 yards late in the fourth quarter practically sealing the Bengals' victory.

The Bengals offense wasn't without its mistakes, including a turnover when running back Zack Moss fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Giants linebacker Micah McFadden.

The Bengals defense also wasn't perfect by any means, but they stepped up in several ways.

Cincinnati kept New York scoreless through the first half of the game before Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. rushed in a 1-yard touchdown — the first of his NFL career — in the third quarter.

Cincinnati linebacker Germaine Pratt had an early game interception when defensive end B.J. Hill pressured Giants quarterback Daniel Jones.

Both Mike Hilton and DJ Turner II also had crucial fourth down stops.

Giants kicker Greg Joseph also missed a 47-yard field goal attempt, crushing New York's chance at tying the game up in the fourth quarter. Joseph also missed a second field goal late in the game from the 45-yard mark.

In a post-game interview with sideline reporter Melissa Stark, Burrow said it was an "ugly" game but that they got the win.

During his post-game press conference, Burrow said it was "good to get a win," but he owed it to the team's defense.

"We're trying to find ourselves. We're trying to find wins. We found one today, that's great," Burrow said. "But we know we have to be better going forward."

The Bengals return to Paycor Stadium next week, facing AFC North rival the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Oct. 20. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.