Michael DiRocco
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Michael DiRocco
ESPN Staff WriterMichael DiRocco is an NFL Nation reporter at ESPN and covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner.
Ben Baby
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Ben Baby
ESPN Staff WriterBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN's NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).
Sep 14, 2025, 04:35 PM ETCINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars entered Sunday's contest looking to improve passing games that faltered in Week 1, and while there were plenty of TD passes, there was a key injury and five total interceptions.
Joe Burrow suffered a toe injury in the first half and didn't return as Jake Browning took over and led the Bengals to a 31-27 victory. He was 21 of 32 for 241 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
Trevor Lawrence was 25 of 43 for 294 yards with three TDs and two interceptions.