news flash d-line disappears in Carolina

[*bengalfan74*]

(09-23-2018, 06:39 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: The DL played as hard as they could.  I tried to warn everyone that the interior of the Carolina OL was pretty strong..  What did McCaffery have, 184 yards?  That is the key to the entire ball game, right there.  We knew that the Bengals defense struggled with the rush, and Carolina exploited it, over and over, with McCaffery and Newton.

Didn't help matters that Shawn Williams had at least 3 penalties that cost the Bengals defense dearly, when they could have used an out..

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Lack of pass rush didn't beat us. Giving up 230 yards rushing did ! Like you say add in Williams penalties giving up 1st downs on what would have been stops. AJ going out and Ross chasing butterflies around on the field instead of playing football and that's why we lost.