Bengals 19 Rams 16

[16thBBall Fan]

Final. A great job by the defense and the offense is starting to improve.

[theguru]

I will take it, who dey!

[Voice of Reason]

Game ball Lou Anarumo. 

Best defensive coordinator since Dick Lebeau.

[16thBBall Fan]

We have the Titans, Cardinals, and Seahawks then the bye week. It would be great going into the bye week at 4-2.

[theguru]

1 minute ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

We have the Titans, Cardinals, and Seahawks then the bye week. It would be great going into the bye week at 4-2.

If we stay healthy we should be. 

[hrcarrier]

The defense was the MVP of tonight’s game. They did look better on offense but the defense was great! Even with the final score being what it was, it didn’t feel that close.

[Voice of Reason]

As good as the defense was, Lou is going to be chewing on some DBs. Multiple blown coverages in the game.

[16thBBall Fan]

GREAT game by our defense, really clutched up,  needed that so bad!!

They said Higgins went to the locker room for cramps, where were they, in his hands??? 

[Jumper_Dad]

My boys had their chances early, but Bengals D in the redzone kept them in the game long enough for the offense to get rolling.

Rams sure miss Big Whit at left tackle...got to fix that line play. Hopefully Kupp isn't out for the year. If he makes it back, the receiving corps will be a tough match-up WR 1-4 plus TE Higbee. But we've got to get better line play.

Congrats Bengals, good luck the rest of the way.

[16thBBall Fan]

13 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

As good as the defense was, Lou is going to be chewing on some DBs. Multiple blown coverages in the game.

Agree, 2 total goofs just on that last drive

[16thBBall Fan]

The Bengals D tonight held the Rams to 1-11 on 3rd down for 9%. That was the best in the league for week 3.

[Randy Parker]

Defense was solid from what I saw.  Bengals really needed the W.

[Voice of Reason]

I remember when the Bengals hired Lou, a lot of people questioned that hire. 

[Jumper_Dad]

29 minutes ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

The Bengals D tonight held the Rams to 1-11 on 3rd down for 9%. That was the best in the league for week 3.

That essentially was the game...3rd downs both ways told the story. 

[spindoc]

8 hours ago, Jumper_Dad said:

My boys had their chances early, but Bengals D in the redzone kept them in the game long enough for the offense to get rolling.

Rams sure miss Big Whit at left tackle...got to fix that line play. Hopefully Kupp isn't out for the year. If he makes it back, the receiving corps will be a tough match-up WR 1-4 plus TE Higbee. But we've got to get better line play.

Congrats Bengals, good luck the rest of the way.

The blatant ignorance not to help their left tackle was astonishing.  Not sure how much more you had to see to know the kid needed help.  Frankly, it was the deciding factor in the game for the Bengals in my opinion.

 

I've never really been a conspiracy guy, or that the games are rigged, whatever.  But Higgins looked like he was on the take.