The Bengals are going into the bye week with a winning record, but major questions linger. It’s been a whirlwind past three weeks, as Cincinnati went from atop the AFC to barely clinging to midseason playoff life.
On this week’s show, we look at what to make of the loss to the Browns and what is ahead. We also provide a “Stat of the Week” and make a midseason report card, of sorts.
Here are some of the highlights of this episode:
- Was Sunday’s loss just a bad day by the Bengals, a continuing matchup problem against the Browns, or does the two-game skid by Cincinnati signal long-term trouble for the rest of 2021? Maybe a mixture of all of the above?
- John’s “Stat of the Week” centers around pressure rates, which is going in the wrong direction for the Bengals on both sides of the ball.
- Cincinnati is tied for sixth in the NFL for quarterback sacks, but somehow are one of the poorer teams in the league at forcing turnovers.
- What have been some of the pleasant and disappointing surprises of the year, as we sit around the midway point?
- What grades would we give major facets of the Bengals’ team so far?
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