Props to the old guys

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(01-06-2021, 02:48 PM)wildcatnku24 Wrote: It's an interesting debate.  I think the X-factor that makes me think 2005 team was better was CP9 at QB instead of AD.  Dalton definitely had a hell of a year in 2015, but that deep ball Palmer could throw to 85 or 15 was sickening.  I'm not convinced our 2015 team could win the SB, whereas 2005 I KNOW that was a SB-ready team.

2005 team was not near the same level as 2015 team with Dalton.

Before Dalton got injured in 2015 the Bengals offense was 4th in the league in scoring and 8th in yards.  They were 10-2 with 3 wins against playoff teams, and there only two losses were extremely close games to playoff teams.  They lost to Houston by 4 when Green fumbled the ball at the Texans 23 yard line with 40 seconds left, and the Cards beta them on a FG on the final play of the game.   They also finished with the #2 scoring defense.

The '05 offense was also 4th in scoring and just slightly better at 6th in yards.  But there defense was weak (22nd in points).  They only had 2 wins against playoff teams and lost to the Steelers by 14, the Bills by 10, and the Colts by 8.  They were blown out in the final game of the regular season, but that does not count because it was meaningless.