Can anybody tell me why?

[*bengalfan74*]

(10-07-2024, 12:56 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Answer is pretty simple, IMO.

Overthinking and worried about the what-if passing the ball.
What if Burrow gets a sack and they get out of FG range?
What if the Bengals turn the ball over either with an INT or FF?

I'm confident Taylor and crew felt good with McPherson being able to hit 53 yards with his leg.
I don't think they accounted the possibility the snap/hold could go bad.

I agree, however

The Ravens are one of the best teams in the league vs. the run. Everybody including my Grandma knew from the Bengals set and history ZT and Co. were going to run the ball 3 gain 6 yards and kick. Except we only gained 2

The Ravens are one of the worst teams in the league vs. the pass. We had put up nearly 400 yards and 5 TD's Why go way from our strength and their weakness with kinda/sorta the season on the line?

I'm generally not a ZT basher but this was a giant fail. You can't go all conservative vs. the good teams and expect to win.