It's Not the Defense

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The Cincinnati defense has played very well over the past two weeks, allowing only 17 and 16 points, respectively, against the Raiders and the Steelers.  Lou Anarumo is actually improving his defensive unit which is more than I can say for Brian Callahan and Zac Taylor on the offensive side of the ball.  Today against the Steelers I saw some creative stunts by the defensive line, some heads-up linebacker play from Germaine Pratt, and even an interception.  It looked like Sam Hubbard was in on almost every play and combining him with Chase Young next year should make opposing running backs very nervous.

Allowing less than 20 points should lead to lots of wins -- but with an inept offense it's not going to happen.