10-15-2015, 07:27 PM
(10-13-2015, 01:11 PM)Emphasis Wrote: I think it could easily go the other way around. I believe the Bengals mental fortitude has increased after their dire game with Seattle, so I feel their confidence is sky high right now, if it hasn't been already.
If they can come back and win against a 17 point deficit against Seattle, I think our team has proven they have the skill and grit to hang with anybody. At least that's what I'd be telling myself if I was on the team, and I don't think I'd be lying either.
It really all depends on what sort of lesson they learned against Seattle.
Most teams in this situation start to feel like they can turn it on whenever they want and still get a W, so they half-ass it the next few games until a decent team comes along and punishes them for it. On rare occasions, teams collectively realize that come-from-behind wins aren't as fun as they're made out to be, and use a close call to motivate themselves into dominating for 4 quarters.
We'll find out Sunday how special these guys are.
