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Bengals place rookie RB Chase Brown on injured reserve list ahead of Sunday's contest

The San Francisco 49ers showed they could win lopsided games when they raced out to a 5-0 start and were barely challenged in the second half in any of those games. Pulling it out down the stretch in a tight game has been a different issue. A few key mistakes have doomed San Francisco in tight losses the past two weeks against Cleveland and Minnesota.

In this week's "Xs and Os with Greg Cosell and Doug Farrar," the guys get into Week 8's biggest matchups, and the Ravens' passing game.

ERS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Christian McCaffrey scored two TDs last week to move him into a tie for the league lead with 11 on the season. McCaffrey has scored a TD in his past 16 games in the regular season or playoffs, one shy of Lenny Moore's NFL record. McCaffrey's 13 career games with a TD catch and run are second most all time to Marshall Faulk's 15.

Cincinnati Bengals looking for more scoring from Joe Burrow and the offense following bye week

In Week 7 the Seahawks look to get back on track after the loss in Cincinnati. They welcome the division rival Cardinals to Lumen Field.

Bengals' receiver Ja'Marr Chase unveils new 'always open' 7-Eleven chain against Seattle.

The Texans' future looks a lot better with their rookie quarterback.

When Joe Burrow couldn't get the ball in the end zone in the second half Sunday, the Cincinnati defense made sure the Seattle Seahawks didn't either. The Bengals defense intercepted Geno Smith twice. The Bengals won two in a row for the first time this season and improved to 3-3 going into their bye week.

Ja'Marr Chase says he's been getting open all season. The Burrow-to-Chase connection — it's been a thing since they played together at LSU and won a national championship in the 2019 season — produced three touchdowns and reignited the Bengals last week in a 34-20 confidence-building win over the Arizona Cardinals. Now the Bengals have a chance to win two in a row, go into the bye week at .500 and try to keep building momentum on the other side.