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CINCINNATI (AP) – Despite the second-half heroics of quarterback Joe Burrow, the Cincinnati Bengals blew another close game they had a chance to win.<\/p>\n

It’s a familiar storyline for the Bengals (4-7) in this most frustrating of seasons. Sunday night’s 34-27 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers was their sixth defeat by a one-score margin.<\/p>\n

This time, Cincinnati rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half, only to allow an 84-yard touchdown drive by the Chargers in the final minute.<\/p>\n

The Bengals have yet to beat a team with a winning record this season, and their playoff hopes are on life support.<\/p>\n

Despite Burrow’s weekly assertions that the Bengals could win enough games to make the playoffs, they would need a lot of help. Cincinnati is 4 1\/2 games behind AFC North leader Pittsburgh (8-2), which it still has to play twice. Nine AFC teams have better records than the Bengals as they head into their bye week.<\/p>\n

Burrow was not quite as optimistic when asked after the Chargers loss if Cincinnati can still make a playoff run.<\/p>\n

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“I hope so,” Burrow said. “I guess we\u00b4ll find out. We are where we\u00b4re at. I\u00b4m not happy with where we\u00b4re at, I don\u00b4t think anybody is.<\/p>\n

“We\u00b4re not good enough,” he said. “Our margin of error is slim.”<\/p>\n

Coach Zac Taylor said no major changes were planned during the off week.<\/p>\n

“We believe in what we\u00b4re doing,” Taylor said. “And so again, we\u00b4re not going to be those people that just panic because the record is 4-7 and we start making all of these significant changes. That\u00b4s not what the answer is.”<\/p>\n

Despite the frustrating finishes, Burrow is having one of the best seasons of his career. Against the Chargers, he completed 28 of 50 passes for 356 yards and three touchdowns, much of it while on the run from the pass rush. He leads the NFL in passing yards (3,028) and touchdowns (27). … Chase, who had seven catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns, leads the NFL in catches (73), receiving yards (1,056) and TDs (12).<\/p>\n

The Bengals aren\u00b4t consistently good enough to finish games. The defense allowed the Chargers to build a 27-6 lead in the third quarter. Burrow, despite shaky pass protection, threw two TD passes to Ja’Marr Chase and one to Tee Higgins to tie the game at 27 in the fourth quarter. Then came the Chargers’ game-winning drive.<\/p>\n

After missing a total of five games with injuries, Higgins came roaring back. He had nine catches for 148 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Kicker Evan McPherson, who picked up the nickname “Money Mac” for his reliability, has struggled all season. On Sunday night, he missed field goal tries of 48 and 51 yards on back-to-back drives in the fourth quarter. Either kick would have given Cincinnati the lead. He\u00b4s made six of 12 attempts of 40-plus yards this year.<\/p>\n

CB DJ Turner II suffered a shoulder injury when he went down hard while defending a pass in the second half … OT Orlando Brown Jr. missed a third game with knee and leg injuries … DT Sheldon Rankins missed the game with an illness.<\/p>\n

784 – Passing yards by Burrow in the last two games, both losses.<\/p>\n

The Bengals need to figure out the formula for finishing during their off week before they face the AFC North-leading Steelers (8-2) on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

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