Bengals hope to stay hot against Falcons in Madrid

Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and Atlanta’s Michael Penix Jr. experienced dramatically different lead-in games to Sunday’s matchup between the Bengals and Falcons in Madrid, Spain. While Penix was throwing a career-high four interceptions while playing through heavy rain in a 16-0 loss at Tampa Bay, Burrow threw five touchdown passes and then had the game-winning touchdown run in overtime in a 43-36 win over Tennessee. Burrow has thrown 13 touchdown passes in a three-game winning streak for the Bengals (5-2) and will try to continue that momentum against the Falcons (3-5) at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Bengals coach Zac Taylor said good protection has enabled Burrow to thrive. “I think we have the most accurate and process-driven quarterback that exists and we have the best receiving corps — and that’s receivers, tight ends and running backs — that there is in the league,” Taylor said Thursday in Madrid. “All that stuff, we feel like we can really distribute the field and Joe’s