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(01-10-2021, 12:30 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Bengals offense was close to top 10 in both total plays (13th) and time of possession (12th).

That is just as much a reflection of defensive ineptitude.  The offense in the first steelers game went 3 and out on three consecutive drives.  Where time of possession isn't always indicative of offensive possession with the way the clock stops on incompletions, but continues to run on rushing downs.  

As poor as the time of possession was week 17 against the Ravens:  40:31/29.9, the first Ravens game was just as pathetic a score, but the Bengals had a time of possession advantage of 34.39/25.21.  The defense played much better in the first meeting, but the offense was horrible.  Time of possession and total plays is simply not a good indicator of how just an offense performed.