The 2005 team

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(05-11-2023, 11:32 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: I think the 2015 team was great, but I have always found comments like this interesting, where we use one game to draw a definitive conclusion about a team. Cincinnati lost at home to a middling Texans team while only scoring 6 points that same season. This was with all starters intact. Does that tell us anything conclusive? 

I think you see what I'm saying. Sometimes it is just variance in how football goes. I don't think Cincinnati putting up a fight against Denver that season tells us any more about how good they were than the Colts beating Kansas City last season. 

I do agree that 2015 was a stronger team overall than 2005. The 2005 team had more offensive firepower but 2015 was more well rounded. 

You completely contradict yourself with your statement immediately after the bolded comment.  And, yes, they lost to a Texans team that they held to 10 points.  The 2015 team had a better defense that didn't rely on turnovers from really bad QB play.  The defense was every bit as good as the offense.  They were more balanced than the 2005 team.

That 2015 team was 10-2 when they lost Dalton for the season.  Those two losses (Houston and AZ) were both playoff teams that year.  

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