02-14-2022, 10:16 AM
(02-14-2022, 10:12 AM)Millhouse Wrote: Burrow got sacked 9 times by Tennessee and still won. But they also faced Tannenhill.
Burrow got sacked 7 times by the Rams and lost. But they faced Stafford and Cupp.
Point is, Rams were a better team than the Titans, and you can't overcome getting sacked that many times and getting stuffed on 3rd downs and expect to win when also facing a very good offense. If Bengals had a much better oline last night, it would probably be a different outcome.
Absolutely this. With all the talk about the Rams D-Line, the obvious comparison was 'this could be like Tennessee, but their offence is far better'.
In reality, we kept their DL largely in check for 30 minutes, and then it took the game over for the next 30. The Rams offence did not have much joy on our defence as our D played lights out, but give any team enough time in this pass-orientated league, and they'll get theirs eventually.
The Bengals had their chance. Not getting 7 off the Stafford pick was a letdown, and everything on offence thereafter was a mess. We really missed a very doable shot at glory.
But the Rams defence absolutely stepped up too. We should've done something different to try and counter it, but we didn't. Their overload blitz seemed to get us every time. Credit their playmakers for stepping up exactly when they needed it.
