The 49er fumble and the reffs

[Bengalstripes9]

Yeah, I agree on the Mixon getting taunted. But really, the Bengals lost this game. You just can't spot the team 10 points on muffed punts in a close game and expect to win. The Bengals looked nervous out of the gate. Couldn't hang onto the ball. The 9ers looked like the better team in terms of their ability to dominate the line of scrimmage as well. Deserved to lose this one. Taylor could have attacked the corners more from the get go as well. Too many mistakes to come out of this with a W.

I'll say it again. This team is not there yet. We've had plenty of opportunities to prove we are for real. Each time we shit the bed and came out looking terrible. You only get so many chances. I don't see this team making a deep playoff run. It's looking doubtful we make the playoffs, but I won't rule it out.

Lots to build off going into next year though. Hopefully we see some major improvements in key areas such as the offensive line in the offseason.

I think the fumble calls you speak of were very borderline and the refs probably made the right calls. The taunting penalty on Mixon should have been called if they were going to call the other one though.