10-20-2021, 07:56 AM
(10-20-2021, 04:51 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: This could be a moral victory to just keep it close. 5-1 team, on the road, division leader with achance to be up by 2 and 1/2 games going into their bye week.
Agreed. I think the opposite is true too. A loss by any significant margin will send a message that we aren't there yet and are not yet for real ……and the voices out there that have conveyed we haven’t beaten anyone with a winning record … justifiably gets louder.
Moreover, an embarrassing loss, especially against our division rival, may even mess with our players’ confidence a bit as it relates to getting anywhere this season.
I see a lot of threads saying “this is a must win” pretty much weekly. Lol.
This is not that, but the score will paint a clear picture of our identity and where we are as contenders.
I liken this a bit to the Green Bay game. A win would've shown the world we have arrived and can beat anyone. The close loss we suffered, still proved we are potential contenders and probably for real.
Getting spanked would have kicked us down the ladder as just another mediocre team.
Sadly, as a long time Bengal fan; I’m happy/content these days with a decent team that makes some noise and gets to the playoffs. A SB win or even appearance is so off my grid, I wouldn’t even know how to process it. Lol.
I have the Rat Turds winning this (dang it). I’m just praying our Bengals show up in the first half and make this a game. If they do this 2nd half awakening crap against THIS team, no way we don’t get humiliated.
