11-21-2015, 11:38 PM
(11-21-2015, 12:48 PM)fredtoast Wrote: That year the Bengals won 7 of their first 9 games despite only playing 2 teams with losing records, and one of those two losses was on a fluke tipped pass in the final seconds against the Broncos. During that stretch we had huge road wins against the Ravens, Steelers, and NFC North Champion Packers.
However after that fast start we only won 3 more games (all at home) against the 5-11 Browns, the 2-14 Lions, and the 4-12 Chiefs, and it took a td with only 2 minutes left to eek out a win against Kansas City.
After outscoring teams by 51 points in our 7-2 start we were outscored by 47 points in our 3-5 finish.
During our 7-2 start Carson Palmer threw 14 tds, averaged 224.4 passing yards, and had an 89.5 passer rating. In the final 8 games he threw 8 tds, averaged only 153.8 yards, and had a 73.0 rating.
Just sayin'.
2009 was much better than the awful 2008 season of 4 wins. That 2008 team was just awful. The O Line improved in 2009 and Benson really carried the team on his back to the play-offs. We can thank the Jets for 2 losses in less than a week at the end. ....Yet fans complained because the team ran the ball a lot in 2009. The fans wanted passing. Seat ticket sales were down in spite of play-offs. So in came TO to go with Ocho and fans bought season tickets....Then the 2010 Bengals won 4 games as in 2008. ....The fans were dead wrong.....It was at that point after the awful 2008 and awful 2010 seasons that I wanted massive changes. Ocho and Carson wanted traded and I was hoping they would be on the next plane out of town.......2011 brought in AJ Green and Dalton and Gruden replaced Brat and the changes began. No, we haven't won a play-off game yet, but oh how much better than those awful 2008 and 2010 seasons.
I think there is more to the 2015 Bengals than the 2009 team book ended by 4 win seasons. The 2015 Bengals will go to their 5th straight play-offs, and the Bengals of this decade are becoming veterans. There have been no 4 win seasons for the new Bengals. ....At this point, I can only steal from Tony Bennett, The Best Is Yet To Come And Babe Won't It Be Fine. .......GO BENGALS
1968 Bengal Fan
