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While I completely agree with being concerned about the points brought up by OP, an obvious point but one that I didn't see mentioned is the outcome of each of these games where our offense struggled. 3-0 against some very good playoff teams (2 of which were on the road in very hostile environments). So in a sense, can it be somewhat of point of optimism that we've been winning even without playing at our peak? Offense aside, our defense has really stepped up its game this postseason and gotten the stops or turnovers when absolutely needed.
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Points per play…. offense efficiency in the playoffs
Points per play their last 3 games is the second one not necessarily playoffs.
SF 0.396 0.321
LA 0.431. 0.414
Cincy 0.430 0.377
KC was the outlier
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I know the “pundits” like to pull up a bracketed snapshot of stats to bolster their conclusions. But, each game tells its own story. Bengals weren’t supposed to win if Burrow got sacked 9 times, but they did. Bengals were not supposed to “outgun” KC….TWICE…..but they did. Bengals were not supposed to lose to the Jets, but they did. Bengals weren’t supposed to win ANY of the playoff games…….but, they did.
The level of competition has gone up during the playoffs. Stats will and have changed as a result. Game situations change…constantly.
Throw all of that out the window. This is the Super Bowl. In reality, none of the stats or small trends really matter for this game. It’s one game…..a BIG game….but still one game.