Impact Burrow's outlook coming into the afternoon had some uncertainty attached, considering the absence of Tee Higgins (hamstring) and a murky outlook for Ja'Marr Chase's ability to play a full complement of snaps due to an illness and his very sparse practice time over the last month-plus. The connection between the quarterback and his top target proved to be in solid shape -- Chase was on the receiving end of six of Burrow's completions and 62 of his yards -- but the talented signal-caller clearly missed the speed and downfield threat typically offered by Higgins. Burrow took three sacks and averaged just 5.7 yards per attempt, a testament to a Patriots defense that clearly didn't seemed bothered by the team's underdog status. Burrow will hope to have Higgins back and will need to take his game up several notches in Week 2, as Cincinnati heads into Kansas City to take on the defending champion Chiefs next Sunday.
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