The Cincinnati Bengals visited the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night with the intent of inching closer to .500 ahead of their bye week. After losing their first three games, they had managed to find their stride, winning four of their next seven.Meanwhile, the hosts were looking to further separate themselves from the Denver Broncos in the race for second in the AFC West. So who succeeded in their goal?Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Chargers Box scoreTeam1Q2Q3Q4QTotalCincinnati Bengals3 3 14727Los Angeles Chargers7 173734Cincinnati Bengals player statsPassingPlayerCompletions/AttemptsYardsTouchdownsInterceptionsRatingJoe Burrow28/503563098.4Rushing and receivingPlayerCarriesYardsTouchdownsReceptionsYardsTouchdownsChase Brown228605570Joe Burrow2280000Drew Sample1-40000Tee Higgins00091481Ja'Marr Chase0007752Andrei Iosivas0003460Tanner Hudson0002130Drew Sample000190Jermaine Burton000180Mike Gesicki000000DefensePlayerTotal tacklesSolo tacklesSacksTackles for LossGeno Stone9800Germaine Pratt8400Logan Wilson8400Mike Hilton7503Josh Newton4300Joseph Ossai3111Trey Hendrickson310.50B.J. Hill3000Vonn Bell2200Tycen Anderson2200Jordan Battle2100Tanner Hudson1100Akeem Davis-Gaither1100DJ Turner II1100Jay Tufele1000Cam Taylor-Britt100.50Myles Murphy1000Kris Jenkins Jr.1000KickingPlayerField GoalsExtra pointsEvan McPherson2/43/3PuntingPlayerPuntsYardsInside 20LongestRyan Rehkow5250264Los Angeles Chargers player statsPassingPlayerCompletions/AttemptsYardsTouchdownsInterceptionsRatingJustin Herbert17/362972094.3Rushing and receivingPlayerCarriesYardsTouchdownsReceptionsYardsTouchdownsJustin Herbert5650000J.K. Dobbins11562130Gus Edwards6270000Derius Davis1601140Hassan Haskins210000Ladd McConkey00061230Will Dissly0004801Quentin Johnston0002481Joshua Palmer0002230Tucker Fisk000160Jalen Reagor000000DefensePlayerTotal tacklesSolo tacklesSacksTackles for LossDaiyan Henley11500Derwin James Jr.1070.50Alohi Gilman6401Cam Hart5400Tarheeb Still5400Denzel Perryman5300Tuli Tuipulotu521.52Elijah Molden4200Troy Dye3100Otito Ogbonnia3100Kristian Fulton2200Shaq Quarterman2200Poona Ford2111Teair Tart2101Ja'Sir Taylor2000Joey Bosa1100Cameron Dicker1100Ladd McConkey1100Bud Dupree1000Morgan Fox1000Nick Niemann1000Scott Matlock1000Caleb Murphy1000Eli Apple0000KickingPlayerField GoalsExtra pointsCameron Dicker2/24/4PuntingPlayerPuntsYardsInside 20LongestJK Scott6280258Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Chargers summaryAfter each team's first drive ended in a punt, the Bengals struck first with a field goal. But the Chargers responded by seizing the lead via a touchdown catch by usual blocking tight end Will Dissly:In the second quarter, the Bengals hit another field goal, only for Justin Herbert to score another touchdown - to Quentin Johnston:After forcing a punt, the Chargers breached the endzone again via a JK Dobbins hurdle on fourth down:After another Bengals punt, the first half ended with a Chargers field goal.The second half began with both teams exchanging punts, after which the Chargers hit a field goal to extend the lead.But on the next drive, Joe Burrow finally got his first touchdown, finding Ja’Marr Case on fourth down. The Bengals then forced another punt, then Tee Higgins struck for six.The fourth quarter began with Herbert losing a fumble on a rush, which the Bengals punished via Burrow finding Chase again for the game-tying touchdown play. After that, the Chargers were forced to punt again. Then just as Alohi Gilman appeared to have intercepted Burrow, Otito Ogbonnia was hit with a roughing-the-passer penalty, causing a 15-yard gain and extending the drive instead. Shockingly, however, it ended in a missed field goal.Both teams then continued to fail to break the deadlock. It began with a Chargers punt, then the two-minute warning began with a missed field goal, then two straight punts.Finally, JK Dobbins broke the tie with another rushing touchdown. Burrow’s Hail Mary fell incomplete, ending the game.