If you said this game was over…

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(12-19-2022, 11:06 AM)samhain Wrote: It was indeed a brutal first half.

I guess I look at it like this:  How would I feel if the Bengals had the Chiefs, Bills or Eagles down 17-3 at the end of the first half?  Mahomes, Allen, Hurts, whoever are playing badly and their defense can't get our offense off of the field without allowing points.  Would I honestly be comfortable?  Would it feel like it was in the bag?

For me, personally, I know I'd still be nervous as hell.  An adjustment here or there, a key mistake on our part and that 14 point lead can be gone in 30 seconds. I need about a 4 score difference before I feel ready to write a game off.  I've seen too much weird stuff happen.  I try to apply that logic in reverse when the Bengals have halves like yesterday's.  I might feel differently if they didn't have a complete offense, but as constructed now, I'm not burying them until they're fully cooked.

It happened to the Bucs yesterday, no doubt