This team just feels....different

[*Nately120*]

(09-14-2018, 01:44 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I see both sides. Yeah it was a dominant performance...in the first half. They didn't manage to bury the Ravens though, and closing out teams after getting a big lead has always been an issue for Marvin Lewis teams. To the OP, I was thinking about the "different feeling" last night. It's funny how fans can all get that feeling at the same time. That said, we've felt that way before. 

Namely...

2005 with Palmer/Chad/Housh
2006 when we started 3-0 (beating the Steelers in Pittsburgh) and had national media singing our praises prior to a beat down vs Patriots
2009 with the cardiac cats and sweeping the Steelers (only time in 16 years under Marv)
2013 when we went 8-0 at home
2014 when we started 3-0 and had the national media singing our praises prior to a beat down @ Patriots
2015 when we started 8-0
2016 when we were a trendy SB pick prior to the season.

Not going to lie, I'm enjoying where we're at. Just have to wonder if it will ever lead to success in the biggest games of all.

Agreed, this feels different than starting off 0-3 last year but I had some "gee this IS magical!" vibes for most of the 1st half last night, the other half seemed pretty by the book.  The way I see it, we were supposed to beat the reeling Colts and we were supposed to beat a division rival at home.  So far, so good, but so far...not magic.  This is just competent football, so let's not let our starvation for competent football delude us.