10-29-2019, 11:51 AM
(10-29-2019, 10:16 AM)PDub80 Wrote: The defense has held up for quite a bit until getting overwhelmed. It's like in the movies when guys are holding the gates to a castle. They can't hold forever.
Our first half scoring offense is ranked HIGHER (27th) than our scoring defense in the first half (29th).
BOTH the offense and defense suck from the opening whistle. People who are trying to blame the offense for the failures of the defense are either blinded by hatred of Dalton or chose not to watch the games.
The first half against the Rams the Bengals offense controlled the ball 5 minutes longer than the Rams and ran 5 more plays than the Rams yet our defense allowed 308 yds.
You know what the Bengals defense did against he Ravens in the first quarter before they got "worn Down? First drive 6 plays for 75 yards and a TD. Second drive 10 plays 80 yards (overcoming 14 yards in penalties) for a td.
Against the Cardinals the offense held the ball for alomost 6 minutes on their first drive. So how did the well rested defense perform when they took the field? Arizona 9 plays 68 yards (overcoming 5 yards of penalties) for a td. The Cards next three drives in the first half were all for 10+ plays and over 60 yards.
Against the Steelers the Bengals ran 8 more plays than the Steelers and won the time of possession.
In the first quarter the Bills offense had 9 first downs and 118 yards of offense. The only reason they did not score more than the one td was 27 yards of penalties.
Forty-niners first drive of the game went 51 yards for a td. The Bengals offense responded with a 9 play 70 yards drive, so how did the well rested Bengal defense perform? Niners went 84 yards for another td in 9 plays. Thanks to an interception the Bengals defense was only on the field for 2 plays over the next 5 minutes of game time (11 plays). So how do they do when the come back on the field well rested? Niners go 58 yards in 6 plays for another td.
Against the Seahawks the Bengals offense ran 21 more plays and controlled the ball for 11 minutes more than the Seahawks.
