Are The Bengals Super Bowl Contenders?

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(06-14-2017, 05:11 PM)Benton Wrote: It's up to the defense.

We've got questions at corner (from age and suspensions on our top CB to who-knows-if-the-training-wheels-are-coming-off on the rest); we've got questions at LB; we've got a short list of talent on the line.

We gave up 21 or more points in 8 games. We went 1-6-1 in those games. Of our six wins, five came when we held the other team to 17 or less (we did lose one of those low scoring games, Texans 12-10).

By contrast, using the Pats as a measuring stick (I don't normally like to do that, but they are the most recent SB champs, which is what the reference is), they gave up 21 or more points in five games, but did go 4-1 in those. They held opponents to under 17 points in 11 games, going 10-1.

We had issues in the redzone. Those have to be fixed for us to have any success. But we can't keep waiting to win the game in the fourth quarter.

All good points, and part of the red zone problem was Mike Nugent.

That said, the answer to the OPs question is as simple as this:

"Are the Bengals Super Bowl contenders?"   Is Marvin Lewis still the head coach?