05-11-2023, 11:32 AM
(05-11-2023, 11:15 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: 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.
I think the 2015 team was great, but I have always found comments like this interesting, where we use one game to draw a definitive conclusion about a team. Cincinnati lost at home to a middling Texans team while only scoring 6 points that same season. This was with all starters intact. Does that tell us anything conclusive?
I think you see what I'm saying. Sometimes it is just variance in how football goes. I don't think Cincinnati putting up a fight against Denver that season tells us any more about how good they were than the Colts beating Kansas City last season.
I do agree that 2015 was a stronger team overall than 2005. The 2005 team had more offensive firepower but 2015 was more well rounded.
