The Cincinnati Bengals sure know how to irritate their fan base. In their win against the Baltimore Ravens, the team looked absolutely terrible. The offense was disjointed and the defense kept giving up explosive plays, especially on 3rd-and-long.
Ultimately that script flipped at half time. The team walked right down the field with Joe Burrow being as surgical as we know he can. It culminated in a perfectly lofted ball to Mike Gesicki. The offense would do that four more times in a row to score 35
points in the second half, which would be enough to win the game.
It was one of the more dominant offensive performances we have seen in quite some time, and that is the biggest reason Cincinnati fans get frustrated by an offense sort of running in place. They are capable of doing this kind of thing anytime the Bengals get an offensive possession. Obviously it is impossible to expect them to score every drive, but they’ve shown they are capable of scoring serious points.
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