Don't blame the defense

[Nicomo Cosca]

(11-01-2021, 12:53 PM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: Our defense has been great most of this year. However, our defense is the reason we lost this game, just as our offense was the reason we lost to the Bears in week 2. It doesn’t mean they will be terrible the rest of the year, but they need to own it this week, and I’m sure they already have.

They did. Specifically Jessie Bates when he came out with Mixon and Boyd at the press conference.

To not blame the defense is either trolling or delusional.

Bengals gave up 280 YAC (7.2 per catch), missed 9 tackles after the catch, and gave up 5 catches on 7 contested targets, per PFF. They have Linebackers as the primary in coverage on 26 targets (23 completions). A day to forget in coverage/tackling.

— Jake Liscow (@JakeLiscow) November 1, 2021