Bengals eliminated from the playoffs

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(01-05-2025, 08:39 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: He doesn't.  Can't call it that when were weren't eliminated.  

Dead cat bounce is when you're 2-9 or something and then manage to win 4 of 5 to finish 6-10,

Exactly.

Being in realistic playoff contention until the end of the 4:30 pm time frame on the final day of the regular season by winning 5 straight games and resulting in a winning season is not a dead cat bounce.

It's just a season with 1 too many missed opportunities.

New England Patriots, New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders each winning 1 meaningless game after being eliminated to lose the #1 overall pick, on the other hand? Definite dead cat bounces.