Bengals Beat Falcons as Bernabeu Lights Fail

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu on November 8, but the game was briefly disrupted when the stadium lights failed late in the fourth quarter. The Bernabeu, home to Real Madrid, was hosting an NFL game in Spain for the second time.

The lights flickered and then went out for several seconds as Cincinnati began a play after the two-minute warning. When illumination returned, running back Samaje Perine was being brought down after gaining four yards. Officials allowed the play to count, then paused briefly to check that the lighting was working again.

Cincinnati went on to gain a first down and ran out the clock. The win lifted the Bengals to 6-2, while Atlanta fell to 3-6. The Bernabeu hosted the country’s first NFL game the previous year, when Miami beat Washington in overtime.

Quarterback Joe Burrow passed for 271 yards and scored three touchdowns. Ja’Marr Chase accounted for 155 receiving yards. Burrow praised Chase’s performance after the game, saying he was “unbelievable on November 8.”