It's Not the Defense

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(11-24-2019, 08:22 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Didn't Ryan get us down to the 10 yard line to take the lead before Boyd fumbled the drive before? Why would any sane coach bring in a replaced starter the was 29th in the NFL and had a passer rating of 50 against this exact same D earlier in the year?

Because Finley was 5/16 (31.3% completion) for 84 yards (5.25 YPA) in the 2nd half and threw multiple passes that hit both of a defender's hands and multiple more that were wobbling straight into the ground three yards short of the WR?

"Why would any sane coach bench a QB who earlier this year went 24/28 (85.7%), 229 yards (8.2 AVG), 2 TD/0 INT, 124.6 QB Rating against this Bengals defense?"

Because he was sucking and benching him gave them the best chance to win, which they did.