remembering the preseason loss in Tampa

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(09-15-2015, 05:59 PM)Beaker Wrote: Because preseason = primetime? 

The OP is exactly right. A lot of people were crying that the Bengals didnt play with any intensity....and that they couldnt do that because you just cant flip a switch and tun on intensity. Well, apparently you can. The Bengals played with more intensity in the Oakland game than Ive seen in the last few seasons. It doesnt matter that the raiders stink....so did TB. But what people forget is that TB was playing their first home game, with their brand new QB, and were all jacked up. All the Bengals cared about (and rightly so) was getting through that game with no injuries. And they accomplished that mission.

And just stop all the silly talk about "let's see it in prime time". A game is a game. A win in the NFL is valuable no matter who the opponent is, or what time you play. The Bengals just went into a west coast game....at a place the franchise had NEVER won a game...and dominated. The raiders have a good D line....the Bengals ran on them. The raiders have a good pass rush....the Bengals held them sackless and gave Dalton all the time he needed. The raiders have a good young QB....the Bengals knocked him out of the game. The raiders have a good young WR....the Bengals neutralized him. Good win....good intensity.....good start to the season. Props to the Bengals for turning the switch on....and for not caring about a preseason exercise in time wasting.

All true.....but we're forgetting that the intensity was in fact ramped up the following week in another "game that didn't matter"......the Pack didn't have such an easy time with the Bears.