Joe Burrow threw for 271 yards with three touchdowns for the franchise record with 36 this season and the Cincinnati Bengals improved their faint playoff hopes by thumping the Tennessee Titans 37-27 in a sloppy game Sunday.

Despite the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive struggles this Season, star quarterback Joe Burrow has kept playoff hopes alive with a new franchise record.

The Bengals also scored on a pick-six, and nearly scored another defensive TD but dropped the ball at the goal line.

During the second quarter of the Titans’ Week 15 game against the Bengals, Joe Burrow was stuffed behind the line and then stripped by Titans nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat. Rather than simply going down there and being content with the recovery, Sweat showed off his return skills and even unleashed a nasty stiff-arm on Alex Cappa.

Landry came off the edge and knocked the ball out of Joe Burrow's hands at the Titans' 9-yard line. The 6-foot-4, 362-pound Sweat recovered the fumble and rumbled 30 yards, highli