Bengals D message to the naysayers-FEA

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(02-11-2022, 12:32 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The guys who have been here more than three weeks know that they deserved to be "doubted" coming into the playoffs because they looked weak during the season.

They are certainly playing well in the postseason, but everyone knows these are the same guys who finished the regular season in the bottom half of the league in both yards and points allowed.

Sure, doubted coming into the PLAYOFFS, but they should NOT be doubted/ignored heading into the Super Bowl considering the defense has played pretty darn well in the playoffs. Hell, people are STILL claiming Mahommes imploded but giving almost not credit to the Bengals D for causing the implosion. 

Everyone's talking about the Rams defensive line (deservedly so) but no one's pointing out that the Bengals defense has twice as many sacks this postseason than the Rams defense (almost no one, anyway, I got the stat from somewhere, obviously).

So, sure, the defense heading into the playoffs couldn't really complain about being overlooked, but now, going into the Super Bowl? Yes, they can.