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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
You'll just have a hard time convincing me that a team that lost 4 of 5 games -- TWICE -- is 'the most dangerous team in the playoffs'
They had two completely independent stretches where they went 1-4. And the only thing that prevented those from being 5 game losing streaks was beating the Panthers and Raiders respectively.
No, they're not a good football team. They're not even the sort of dynamic offense that keeps you from being dependent on game-script because they haven't demonstrated the ability to come back in games.
They're no different than the Baltimore teams of a couple years back that had one way to win -- keep you from scoring, get the lead, let Lamar and the run game salt the game away.
The Bengals have one way to win -- take the lead, keep scoring, hold onto the lead like grim death as their defense craters around them.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Broncos win STILL their only win against a .500 team this year?
I've never seen a team get so much credit on the strength of one half of good football 4 years ago. It's just the strangest thing.
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Not even close....bud! /John Bender, probably.
KC - lost the lead on a Morris TD half way through the 3rd. Regained the lead on a Yoshi TD late 3rd. Lost the lead on a fumblesix, start of the 4th. Regained the lead on a McP FG just about half way through the 4th.
WSH - Scored 3 TDs to draw close each time in the 2nd half. Defense could not make a single stop the entire game.
BLT(2) - Chase TD to tie the game w/5mins left in the 4th. Los the lead on a TD w/under 2 mins left in the 4th. Chase TD w/38 seconds in the 4th. failed 2 pt try to lose.
LAC - 3 TDs in the 2nd half to tie the game with 12 minutes left in the 4th.
DAL - FG to tie w/10 min left in the 4th. TD to take lead with 1 minute left in the 4th.
DEN - GWD in OT.
Obv, only 2 of those are wins but they don't just have one way to win. The defense has actually improved a little in important points of the game recently.
As far as your last point. It's not strange at all since it was more than 1 good half of football. It was finding a way to win 3 straight times, once to go to the SB and making Patty look human while doing it.
You've managed to beat Burrow twice in a row since then, by a combined 4 pts, so we'll see how it turns out the next time we meet...