Nothing is breaking the Bengals way this season

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(10-10-2022, 12:52 AM)Trademark Wrote: Lost two games by 3 and one by 2, this season just feels really weird, last season a lot of things went in the Bengals favor, this year it seems like the opposite is happening, next Sunday doesn't get any easier because the Saints have a nasty pass rush...

I had agreed, however….

I went back and looked at 2021.

Week 1 - win a one possession game - Vikings
Week 2 - lost a one possession game - bears (like the Steelers this year)
Week 4 - win a one possession game - jags
Week 5 - lost a one possession ot game - packers (we all remember that one)
Week 8 - lost a one possession game - Mike white, I mean Jets.
Week 14 - lost a one possession ot game- 9ers
Week 17 - win a one possession game. - chiefs

Through 5 weeks last year the bengals were 3-2
Through 5 weeks this year the bengals are 2-3

The biggest difference is not winning at least one of the one possession games.

I also looked at ppg for 2021 first five games vs 2022

2021 (first five ) OPPG - 22.6 (season 27.1)
2021 (first five) DPPG - 20 (season 22.1)

2022 OPPG - 21.6
2022 DPPG - 17.8

The offense is slightly behind 2021, but the defense is playing better.

Bengals are 2-3, but they (statistically) should be 3-2 or 4-1.

For what it’s worth, weeks 6-8 last year the bengals offense put up 34, 41 and 31 points.

Again, lots of similarities thus far, and a few 50/50 breaks has us feeling much differently.