'14 stats that point to a regression by the Bengals in '15

[lostpoet2]

I think the issue in 2014 was there were 4 losses where the Bengals basically didn't show up. In the Patriots, Colts, and first Browns/Steelers regular season games, we were outscored by 95 points. If those games had just been more competitive losses, say by an average of 10 points, the Pythagorean expected wins would have been 9.8, which is pretty close to the actual 10-5-1 record.