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(01-30-2023, 04:25 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: I'm not one to harp on officiating because like I've said many times, it flat out sucks league-wide...but damn, last night's officiating certainly seemed blatantly one-sided. It was a terrible look for the NFL, and even fans and players of other teams seem to feel the same.

While I completely agree with this, I can't help but feel that the Bengals lost because KC was better on that day, not because of the officiating.  It was really, really bad, but they overcame it and were damn near there at the end to win it.  

My hope (and Zac said it very well, so I have faith in this) is that the team doesn't go on thinking they lost because of the officiating.  They lost because they couldn't protect Burrow, plain and simple.  Joe was still figuring it out and getting his ass beat along the way, but KC was simply better.  

The Bengals showed the same issues with depth on the offensive line, and maybe a bit at WR.  They will surely address these things again, and without an exploding internal organ to sidetrack his offseason for a month, I think Burrow will have these guys here again next year (maybe at home?) because he is simply that good.  

WHO DEY, and "wait until next year" actually means something now.