2021 NFL power rankings, Week 3: Raiders impress, Dolphins stifled
. 1-1. Previous: . Cincinnati Bengals. 24. team. 56
The Bengals made their first appearance in the Windy City since 2013 looking to get off to their second 2-0 start in four years. But it proved to be a rough afternoon for second-year quarterback Joe Burrow, despite the fact that he threw a pair of touchdown passes one minute apart with less than five minutes to play.
He was also picked off three times in the fourth quarter, the first of those thefts returned for a touchdown. A case of too little, too late.
Houston Texans. 23. team. 10. . 1-1. Previous:
Houston proved to be a major problem for the Jaguars last week and this week headed north to Cleveland. David Culley’s team gave the Browns all they could handle, taking a surprising 14-7 lead midway through the second quarter.
Tyrod Taylor threw for one score and ran for another touchdown before leaving the game with a hamstring injury. Via NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, he’s been ruled out for Thursday’s clash with the Panthers.
Previous: . Dallas Cowboys. 22. team. 123. . 1-1
Mike McCarthy’s club lost a nail biter at Tampa more than a week ago and now headed west to face the Chargers. The Cowboys would have to deal with Justin Herbert without standout pass rusher Demarcus Lawrence (via ESPN’s Todd Archer).
But it proved to be a big afternoon for Tony Pollard (109), Ezekiel Elliott (71) and a Dallas’ ground attack that rolled up 198 yards. Greg Zuerlein’s 56-yard field goal at the gun gave McCarthy’s team the victory.