18 hours ago, theguru said:

What did you shoot?

It was a scramble - best ball.

Edited September 21Sep 21 by Voice of Reason

15 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

It was a scramble - best ball.

Did you win? What did your team shoot?

What a catch!

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From Lance McAlister

This is just insane! Per Pro Football Focus, the Bengals got 41 pressures on QB C.J. Stroud Sunday....... 41!?

They had 14 pressures vs Tampa Bay.

From Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic:

Their average pressures per game over the last six years: 12.6.

Their previous high over that span: 33.

Whaaaaaaaaat?

Here is the breakdown of individual pressures:

8 Mafe
6 Howell
5 Lawrence
5 Johnson
5 Allen
3 Knight Jr.
2 Murphy
2 Cook
1 Stewart
1 Jenkins
1 Battle
1 Slaton
1 DJ Ivey

13 different players, 41 pressures!

Yet...the Bengals have a reason to still have a chip on their shoulder. ESPN's latest rankings still have them as #9 with three 1-1 teams in front of them.

ESPN NFL Rankings

From the above link:

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9. Cincinnati Bengals (2-0)

Week 2 result: Beat the Texans 20-6
Week 2 ranking: 15

One thing we know about the QB1: Joe Burrow is a tough customer.

In reality, the back injury he had going into Week 2 wasn't particularly severe. But it was still an example of Burrow's toughness that his teammates appreciate. And despite the injury and getting sacked five times against Houston, he made all the necessary plays to steer the Bengals to their first 2-0 start with him as a healthy quarterback. Burrow has also been clutch. He ranks 10th in the league in third-down QBR (86.1), according to ESPN Research. And he has a near-perfect red zone QBR through two games (99.9). -- Ben Baby

25 minutes ago, theguru said:

A lot of "talking heads" are eating their words now after criticizing the Bengals for trading the #10 pick for Lawrence.