The Bengals suffered their first loss of the season and the Twitterverse reacted with a lot of hate and negativity, but some optimism and reminders that even with a loss, the Bengals are 8-1. For perspective, before the season, who wouldn't have been thrilled with the Bengals sitting at 8-1? Here's a roundup of the reactions from Cincinnati media, national media, Bengals fans and some general NFL fans, too. Warning: A lot of this isn't pretty, but some of the Tweets, specifically, those out of the Bengals' locker room offer a look at just how chock-full of leadership this Bengals team is, even despite a loss.
Balls out. That's going to be it. #Bengals will fall to 8-1
— Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonCMG) November 17, 2015
Ballgame? Yikes.
— Chris Roling (@Chris_Roling) November 17, 2015
Bengals first loss of the year: TJ Yates and the Texans
— Colleen Wolfe (@ColleenWolfeNFL) November 17, 2015
Pin it on dalton, I know you will but AJ disappeared, Eifert sucked. O line was terrible. Why does hill still get snaps?
— Whodeyfans (@WhoDeyFans) November 17, 2015
Well AJ Green is nowhere to be found all game and when he gets the ball he fumbles it.
— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) November 17, 2015
Disappointed, but just a game. Still 8-1. Prime time issues again for this team?
— TheGingermeister (@losbengalscom) November 17, 2015
8-1. AJ fumbles a 4th down reception. #texans can kneel down and win. And then there were two... #Panthers. #Patriots
— Mike Berk (@mike_berk) November 17, 2015
Texans rookie cornerback Kevin Johnson, their first-round draft pick, delivers a huge play on fourth down
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) November 17, 2015
Didn’t like the timing of the 1st timeout in that sequence. Disrupted the momentum.
— Josina Anderson (@JosinaAnderson) November 17, 2015
Well, not just on Dalton. Plenty of blame to go around. Dalton will get most of it, though.
— Adam Stites (@AdamBCC) November 17, 2015
Huge upset manufactured through defense, T.J. Yates. Texans win 10-6
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) November 17, 2015
Broncos lost. Cincinnati still sitting at #2 seed. #Positive
— Lindsay Patterson (@LndsPatterson) November 17, 2015
WOW! The Texans hand the Bengals their first loss of the season! Postgame starts now on @NFLTotalAccess pic.twitter.com/SLPrHTqIgk
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) November 17, 2015
In an instant, the #Bengals become a one-loss team and the #Texans ascend to first-place in the AFC South* ... Didn't see this coming
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 17, 2015
The @HoustonTexans end the quest for perfection. pic.twitter.com/3TzeM2CW05
— ESPN Monday Night (@ESPNMondayNight) November 17, 2015
Undefeated no more. pic.twitter.com/yFB6h4suCp
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) November 17, 2015
#Texans giving it to #Bengals fans pic.twitter.com/xzglSAuMJY
— Mark Slaughter (@MarkVSlaughter) November 17, 2015
Allowed 10 points at home and lost.
— Lance McAlister (@LanceMcAlister) November 17, 2015
Wow. #Bengals
— Jim Owczarski (@JimOwczarski) November 17, 2015
Self destructed. No doubt., https://t.co/InlzywHNEb
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) November 17, 2015
Marvin: A.J won't fumble, Tyler won't drop balls. We'll go back to work #Bengals
— Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonCMG) November 17, 2015
Marvin: Don't think we had big heads. Not an issue with this team #Bengals
— Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonCMG) November 17, 2015
Marvin: too many penalties. Dropped balls. Makes a big difference
— Geoff Hobson (@GeoffHobsonCin) November 17, 2015
Marvin Lewis: didn't take advantage of opportunities. Too many penalties. Lost field position battle. Dropped balls hurt too.
— Mike Berk (@mike_berk) November 17, 2015
There's nothing worse than someone saying "the Texans are professionals too." Yeah, we know that...
— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) November 17, 2015
@JoeGoodberry well one could say that the Bengals offense really shot their eye out. Amirite?
— Stormari Trooper (@Fabian_FNFUp) November 17, 2015
Eifert was awful, A.J. can't fumble, Dalton was under constant assault and it's worth questioning Hue's philosophy. Everyone sucked.
— Josh Kirkendall (@Josh_Kirkendall) November 17, 2015
Sometimes STAR players need to get mad and demand the ball. Sometimes it's important and Green hasn't been that guy.
— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) November 17, 2015
The bad week for home teams continues.
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) November 17, 2015
Last time I checked 8-1 is a pretty damn good record. So all you fair weather fans can see yourself out the door. ✌ ️
— Kelly Boling (@kelly_boling) November 17, 2015
So... Pretty sure nobody was expecting a 10-6 final in favor of Houston... Except of course the Texans.
— Elise Jesse (@Elise_JesseWLWT) November 17, 2015
Just want to remind everyone that for every player you tweet at negatively tonight, there's a wife, child, etc just thankful they're healthy
— Sara Zeitler (@Mrs_S_Zeitler) November 17, 2015
They're 8-1, guys. Let's sit the next few plays out. Take a breather.
— Joe Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) November 17, 2015
Speaking of character, A.J. and Eifert stood at their lockers and answered questions til there were no more. #Bengals
— Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonCMG) November 17, 2015
Bengals lose first game 10-6 @Local12Skinny @Local12 @Bengals #MNF pic.twitter.com/xaNSxKiEDz
— Anthony Tribble (@tonyphotos) November 17, 2015
Andy: This is where we see character of this team. #Bengals
— Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonCMG) November 17, 2015
Eifert says he dropped 3 balls and feels responsible #Bengals
— Mark Slaughter (@MarkVSlaughter) November 17, 2015
Pacman dropped 6 F bombs and 3 Shits and that this game is on him #Bengals
— Mark Slaughter (@MarkVSlaughter) November 17, 2015
Well... That sucked... Throw away the game tape, circle the wagons, and go beat Arizona. #Bengals
— Rick Ucchino (@Rick700WLW) November 17, 2015
Imagining JJ writing postgame jokes on the plane & chuckling to himself and Mercilus says what's funny & JJ says nothing dude get some rest.
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) November 17, 2015
A.J. facing throng of media, talking about the fumble #Bengals pic.twitter.com/68MkJnHs9Y
— Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonCMG) November 17, 2015
Several #Bengals took personal blame for loss: Adam Jones, AJ Green, Tyler Eifert. But, Jones did it with a lot of f-bombs.
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) November 17, 2015
Andy Dalton is livid about J.J. Watt’s Red Ryder BB Gun comment? How bizarre. Lighten up, Francis.
— Chris Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling) November 17, 2015
Theme of the night is players taking blame for loss. Green for fumble, Eifert for drops and Adam Jones for TD allowed. #Bengals
— Laurel Pfahler (@LaurelPfahler) November 17, 2015
Several #Bengals felt they lost to a team they are better than. One Bengal yelled "those dudes sucked."
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) November 17, 2015
@DomataPeko always looking for the good even when the team faces adversity. Mark of great character.
— Elise Jesse (@Elise_JesseWLWT) November 17, 2015
Little bit of adversity can only make a team like this stronger. Nobody in the locker room seems worried about this loss. #Bengals
— Elise Jesse (@Elise_JesseWLWT) November 17, 2015
Adam Jones: "I've got to make the play. Put the game on me. Put that in the blogs...when my number's called 24 has to make the play."
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) November 17, 2015
Adam Jones on Hopkins TD: "(Bleeping) thing was a duck that's (bleeping) bad part about it...right now I'm PISSED at myself."
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) November 17, 2015
Lots of #Bengals personally taking the blame for the loss. @VinnyRey: it shows we're a team full of leaders. Leaders don't point fingers.
— Kaci Kust (@KaciKustCN2) November 17, 2015
Asked AJ Hawk how shocking this loss was. His response: "I don't know if you guys saw the Ronda Rousey fight..." Anything can happen.
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) November 17, 2015
"This is still a good team. I'm not panicking." - @WillieMcGinest pic.twitter.com/nocY3E0Gdl
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) November 17, 2015