12-07-2015, 03:52 PM
(12-07-2015, 04:18 AM)CornerBlitz Wrote: This defense has been playing fantastic. Whether that is because of Burfict or perhaps the easier schedule i'm not sure. Bottom line it's great to see Burfict back and it's great to see this defense play lights out as it has the past month.
Browns
vs Bengals: 6.5 pts
vs all others: 20.3 pts
Steelers
vs Bengals: 10 pts
vs all others: 27.4 pts
Texans
vs Bengals: 10 pts
vs all others: 22.1 pts
Rams
vs Bengals: 7 pts
vs all others: 16.5 pts
I'd understand your point if the D was simply playing decent against bad teams, but they're straight dominating. The Bengals have fared better against these teams than anyone else on their respective schedule's.
They've held the Steelers, Texans and Browns to their lowest scoring outputs of the season (an impressive feat), while holding the Rams to their 3rd lowest.
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