Final from Denver. Both teams are now 2-2.

More penalties than first downs is not often a recipe for success.  Didn’t run a play in Denver territory after the first drive. 

Either we are signing another QB or we are having a fire sale.  Please don't go through the motions the rest of the year with no changes. 

Just now, theguru said:

Either we are signing another QB or we are having a fire sale.  Please don't go through the motions the rest of the year with no changes. 

Yep.  You don’t want to lose the fans or the locker room. 

Another completely pathetic performance in all three phases.

2 minutes ago, theguru said:

Either we are signing another QB or we are having a fire sale.  Please don't go through the motions the rest of the year with no changes. 

76-13 in two games with Browning under center.  He's certainly not the only problem, but it can't get much worse if you replace him.

1 minute ago, Tranquility Base said:

Another completely pathetic performance in all three phases.

Tonight they looked like @Randy Parker   Lying there like a slug.   It was their only defense. 

5 minutes ago, mcpapa said:

More penalties than first downs is not often a recipe for success.  Didn’t run a play in Denver territory after the first drive. 

Was going to post the same thing. This team is just bad and in a bad place. 

I agree with Troy Aikman on Sportscenter that was an embarrassing effort by the Bengals tonight. With the next two games vs. the Lions at home and then at Green Bay.

7 minutes ago, theguru said:

Either we are signing another QB or we are having a fire sale.  Please don't go through the motions the rest of the year with no changes. 

I think that the fire sale is more likely. They can have better than Browning but I don’t know how much significance there would be because the OL is very bad. 

I know just four games into the season, but this is bad. The Bengals need to blow this thing up, and start with trading some players during this season. Trade Hendrickson, trade Tee, trade Orlando Brown. Get some draft picks back with those trades. Fire Taylor and the whole staff. 
 

Then these are the two guys I target and try to make sure you get one of these guys. Joe Brady or Bill Belicheck. Joe Brady would be the cool, fun hire than Burrow probably would like. However, I think Belicheck may be someone he needs. He needs someone who will challenge and push him, plus Bengals need a coach to push the front office. Belicheck also needs to prove he can win a super bowl without Brady, like Brady won one without him. Hire Belicheck and then hire Brian Daboll ans the OC after the Giants fire him the off season. He can take over for his second chance as a head coach when BB retires.  

Offload Trey now for what you can get (the higher the pick the better) then gut the staff on January 4

Final Stats from tonight's game:

First Downs- Bengals 9 Broncos 29

Total Yards- Bengals 159 Broncos 512

Rushing Yards: Bengals 53 Broncos 186

Passing Yards: Bengals 106 Broncos 326

Total Plays: Bengals 43 Broncos 80

Total Drives: Bengals 10 Broncos 10

Penalties: Bengals 11-65 Broncos 6-72

Turnovers: Bengals 0 Broncos 1 (Hey we actually won 1 stat in the game) ??‍♂️

Time of Possession: Bengals 22:02 Broncos 37:58

* The thing that jumped out me as lopsided as these stats are they had the same number of drives as the Bengals did!

From Lance McAlister on Facebook:

Broncos 28 Cincinnati Bengals 3 
Rest assured, the final score is in no way, shape or form indicative of just how embarrassing and unacceptable that performance was. 
They had an extra day to prepare for.........that?
Outscored 76-13 last two games. Those back-to-back performances get people relieved of their duties in a lot of NFL cities. 
Outgained 512-159. Most lopsided margin NFL this season.
Outgained 864-330 the last two weeks.  
11 penalties....9 first downs. 
1st downs: 29 Broncos, 9 Bengals 
Time of possession: Bengals 22:02, Broncos 37:58. 
The Bengals led 3-0 after the opening drive 
Trailed 21-3 at the half.  
After the opening drive FG, the Bengals offense never got back into Denver territory.
This will sound mean. But Zac doesn’t know what to do. Not just the next snap, or possession, he literally doesn’t know what to do. He’s not capable of coming up with solutions. He spent a week plus coming up with that. 
Bengals committed 12 penalties/8 accepted in the first half.  
1st half: 8 penalties/6 1st downs.
Circle the sequence:
1st QT: Went for it 4th & 2 own 45. False start Karras? 
Rehkow 24-yd punt. Broncos 64-yd drive, Nix 6-yd TD keep 3rd & 5, 7-3 lead. 
Offense
Browning: 14-25-125, 0 TD, 0 INT, Rating 69.3.
Higgins: 3-32, 2 catches opening drive.
Ja’Marr Chase: 5-23. Appeared miffed/seen talking to Zac, with arms out on the sideline.
Run game: 15-53 (3.6), long of 6. 
Opening drive 26-yard FG…(12-62-5:52)
3rd & 2 end zone fade from 8 to Higgins? 
Mims illegal formation erased 37-yard Browning-Chase. 
4 penalties on 2nd QT drive: illegal formation, false start, 2 delay of game. 
2 rookie OG started: Dylan Fairchild/Jalen Rivers
Defense
6.4 yards per play 
Communication issues/lining up/late onto the field, etc. 
Burned timeout 12 on field on 4th down? 
Opening drive 3 & out. Allowed opening drive TD all 3 games. 
Allowed end 1st half TD drive 9-80-1:01.  
Eventually worn down and out.
JK Dobbins: 101 yards, 1st 100 yard rushing performance in Sean Payton’s 38 games in Denver.