The Bengals take the first kickoff and go for a touchdown

The Bengals took the opening kickoff and did what they had to do.

Cincinnati drove 70 yards in 12 plays and scored on Chase Brown's 1-yard run. The Bengals were 2 of 3 on third down, and the one time they missed it was on fourth down.

Joe Burrow's pass was incomplete to Brown, who was wide open, but Ravens defensive back Brandon Stephens was called for a defensive hold. That gave the Bengals a new set of downs at the 1, and Brown scored on the next play.

Burrow completed 5 of 8 passes for 61 yards and Chase caught two for 32 yards.

The Ravens used two timeouts during the drive, one on an ill-advised challenge that would have returned the ball 2 yards if successful, and another when they had 12 players on the field.

The Ravens then made a three-pointer on their first possession and gave the ball back to the Bengals.