08-22-2022, 08:57 PM
(08-22-2022, 08:49 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Nope. I believe the Bengals understood, like most sane folks, that it's a 17-game season. After week 7 of the season, we were the top seed in the AFC with a 5-2 record and 3-0 in the AFC; so yeah, they planned and used their skill through the first 13 games. They planned and used their skill all year and it resulted in a Super Bowl appearance.
There is a logical disconnect in your argument.
You can't claim the team had the same talent and planning the first 13 games when they were just 7-6 as they did winning 3 straight playoff games. After 7 weeks into the season we only had one win against a team that would finish with a winning record (and just barely at 9-7-1)
There had to be something else coming into play because the results were very different.
