The 2005 team

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(05-09-2023, 05:10 PM)packerbacker Wrote: I’m not even a Bengals fan but I believe that team was a Super Bowl team that could have won it all had they got there and if Palmer didn’t get hurt. I think you could say they we’re just as good as the 2021 team. What do you guys think?

I am in the minority of saying the 2015 was better than the 2005 team.  Although I think the Bengals would have given them a run for their money, I am not sure they pull off beating the Colts in Indy that year (2005).  The steelers had an insane defense and shut them down.  The Bengals defense in 2005 was not nearly as good and I think would have struggled big time against Indy.

Losing to the eventual SB champs in 2015 (Denver) on the road, in OT, with a backup QB, tells you all you need to know about that team.