As a Michigan fan I'm loving the fact that these two are doing well. Dax absolutely balled out yesterday and DJ Turner gave up 0 yards in 40% of the snaps he played

He has 21 solo tackles(26 total), 4 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 INT, and 2 PDs.

The dude is having an All pro type start to the season! He's been a high level replacement for Bell thus year at Safety. His ability defending the run + his man coverage skills is eye popping.

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9 of 16 AFC Teams are 1 and 2 or worse - Burrow said "no setbacks" regarding his calf after the Rams game

Steelers, Ravens, Browns are all 2 and 1

All three Wildcard spots held by 2 and 1 Teams as of today. (Ravens, Browns, Bills)

The next 8 in the Hunt Teams are all 1 and 2 with only Denver at 0 and 3 (9 total Teams)

Patriots, Jets, Texans, Jaguars, Titans, Raiders, Bengals, Chargers are all 1 and 2

Burrow said "no set backs" and he appeared to walk better after the Rams game than after the Ravens game.

I see some light at the end of this tunnel.

Burrow may just trend towards healthy over the coming weeks and this Team could hang around enough to

become a force in the Playoffs.

Way more optimistic than I was 24 hours ago with all of the Browning may start or have to come in uncertainty.

Saw we got the W this morning, but I really miss the 2021 version of this team.

These games are just boring to watch. If I wanted to watch buttcheek offense and a defense carrying Burrow across the finish line, i'd tune in come January.

Available...

Well...so far, our interior OL hasn't ben good at pass blocking:

Bengals starting IOL this season:
91.4 pass blocking efficiency
15.6% pressure rate allowed
32.2 PFF pass block grade

Bengals starting OTs this season:
94.1 pass blocking efficiency
10.2% pressure rate allowed
58.8 PFF pass block grade

— Andrew Russell (@Andrew_Russell7) September 26, 2023

We got us a punt returner, boys.

1st GREAT win!

It's just interesting to me that with an injured QB that they go out there and have him throw it 50+ times. (49 throws and 2 sacks).

And we ran it 23 times. (Mixon had his worst ypc this game as he was above 4 ypc in his previous games.)

It kind of shows why we struggle vs the AFC North, but do well against other teams. The Rams, outside of Donald...have a mediocre pass rush. The teams in the AFC North all have great pass rushes, so if you drop back 50 times...you're going to get sacked more than twice.

But, there will be games where we need to be balanced. Why do you think we don't run more?

Could his uncharacteristically poor performance be at least partially due to not getting a hefty contract extension prior to the start of the season? Through 3 games I've seen a lot of plays where Tee typically makes the catch resulting in the ball hitting the ground. Contested catches that we're used to seeing him win the battle for, short to mid range throws that hit him right on the hands or numbers that he simply does not make the catch, to even appearing to take a dive to the turf when he does make a catch and turn up field and seeing defenders waiting.

Unless there is an undisclosed injury issue going on, it's beginning to look like (to me anyway) that he's giving a "phone it in" level of effort this season.

Yes, Bengaldom! The Cincinnati defense rose to the occasion last night and took over the game. Seven sacks and two interceptions against Matthew Stanford is outstanding and watching the big guys up front completely abuse the Rams’ offensive line was a thing of beauty. The Front Office needs to do all it can to keep Lou Anarumo in the house as long as possible.

The defense played fast and last night was the first time all season I wasn’t worried because Von Bell and Jessie Bates weren’t on the back end. Trey Hendrickson was on Matthew Stanford like Deshaun Watson on a massage therapist and Sam Hubbard was outstanding on the other end of the line.

The Bengals will win a lot this year. As long as the defense plays like they did last night the offense can take time, find an identity, get Joe Burrow healthy, and wrack the league all over again.