PFF grades (Divisional round)

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(01-23-2022, 02:29 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I mean, sure...but when the 5th rated defender graded higher than the top rated guy on offense, I think it's safe to say the defense outplayed the offense. Let's give credit where it's due.

The o-line was so incredibly bad that it took herculean efforts by Burrow and McPherson just to score 19 points...and 19 isn't going to get you a Dub without a tremendous showing by the D.

Holding the Titans and their weapons to 16 points in their house = defense was the real MVP.

This is exactly how I look at it.  No way this teams wins without the defense making huge plays all game.  Most would have thought Henry was going to run all over the Bengals defense and score at least 24 points.  Nope, Bengals D had a fantastic day!