Win in the Trenches, Lose in the Trenches

[Essex Johnson]

(01-30-2023, 07:43 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: There it is.  Trench warfare determines who wins football games and the last two weeks proves this point.  Against Buffalo the Bengals dominated in both offensive and defensive line play but yesterday against the Chiefs the lines were horrible in comparison.

Stout line play enables both the offense and the defense.  This has been the case since the Dayton Triangles played the Portsmouth Spartans back in the Cretaceous Period and it’s true now.  

The Bengals had an above average offensive line for most of the season and the defensive line was far more consistent.  Shore up the line play on both sides of the ball and the Bengals will consistently go deep in the playoffs.

I would greatly question we have an above average Oline most of season for sure. The dline was not horrible, the Chiefs rushing attack averaged about 2 yards a carry and we had 2 sacks with some pressure on Mahomes.. so the defense line was not horrible, yes could play better against pass but totally dominated the run game