Games against losing teams last year

[Mike M (the other one)]

(05-16-2022, 04:20 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I give the Bengals credit for playing well enough to get 10 regular season wins.  But sometimes in close games a big break can make the difference in the game.  Bengals did have a few things go in their favor. 

Vikings...Dalvin Cook only fumbled 3 times last year, but one of them came with the Vikings in range for a 55 yard FG with less than 2 minutes left in overtime.

Jacksonville....Trailed by 7 in 4th quarter.  Burrow sacked on third down in final drive, but it is wiped out by a defensive holding penalty. Won on FG with 0:00 left.

Denver.....Drew Lock only fumbled twice last year but one of them was at the Bengals 9 yard line in the 4th quarter of a 15-10 game.

Chiefs.....Trailed by 4 in 4th quarter.  Converted a 3rd and 27 on final drive to set up game winning FG with 0:00 left.

And some that didn't go in their favorl

GB FG attempts
SF We Got FG in OT, but couldn't stop SF from scoring TD.

Also, to note, there was 2 different Joe B's out there in 1st half of season vs 2nd half of the season. I that had more to do with him getting his confidence back from his injury. 

Joe should come out playing now like he was in 2nd half of the season last year, and with the OL improvements, it's quite possible he plays even better! 

TBH I feel 8-1 headed into the Bye is not out of the question.