Cincy has the advantage heading into the game, no doubt. Mahomes’ injury usually takes 4+ weeks of healing. But you never know. Sometimes crazy stuff happens. Maybe KC will be able to surprise everyone in an underdog type of role.
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Hopefully he helps Brown like you say. If the Bengals can continue to rush three because Hendrickson can abuse Brown we are in for another long game.
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It's not something I have put much thought into but yeah... losing this much, this often, especially to a specific team - it starts to create a boogeyman. Kind of like how the Steelers were ours during the Smith era and how it became the Patriots briefly afterward.

Really hope we take care of business so this doesn't start to **** with the teams psyche because the Bengals won't be going away any time soon.
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Keep in mind a mysterious illness swept through the locker room the week we played the Bengals and we played like it.

The back seven largely held back deep and bet on themselves to rally to the checkdowns. But their tackling was atrocious.

Their tackling has been muuuuuch better since. It may not be enough but it gives us an honest chance.

Mahomes seems to be vexed less and less by the quarter-quarter-half defense the Bengals have. Still gunked up by it; not stymied though. Reid has to keep the run game going, though, when we start plowing them.

I just don’t know how healthy Mahomes is. Healthy or 90% healthy Mahomes wins this game.

80% Mahomes may lose it, and 60% Mahomes definitely does.
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Look, I get in the moment that it would totally suck. But some perspective is important. We got one. We've got Patrick Mahomes for the next decade and maybe a couple years more. Even if our absolute floor is the 90's Atlanta Braves, we still got one. Look at the Niners. 3 out of the last 4 NFCCG yet still haven't won a chip since the 90's. Cowboys haven't won shit in a quarter century. Bills.....nothing. Bengals, as of this post, no chip. With all of the good to great QB's in the AFC alone, at least a couple of them will be this quarterback eras Rivers/Moon/Fouts, Kosar, etc. We will always be in the mix and chances are good we get at least one more, but even if the worse case scenario comes true....we got one.
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Great attempt here at avoiding emotional torture this upcoming weekend,BUT it won't work. There will be times you will be in the fetus position sucking your thumb like all the rest of us hoping and praying. Just accept it !!!:-):-)
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I was impressed with how well the bengals offensive line played today. Not a great sign. I thought that might be their Achilles heel.
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Burrow gets the ball out quick. That helps protect their line a ton.
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Underrated OL and underrated defense/DL. They play in the AFC North, which forces them to be a very physical football team. Unlike the rest of the AFC North, Cincy has a great QB and great weapons to go with a very physical team in the trenches.
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:-)
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They also run the ball very well. Their OL seems pretty underrated overall.
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It would be nice to have Mecole back for the jet sweeps.
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They really have no weaknesses, it sucks.
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I actually like Josh Allen as a person. When I see his pressers, when he's doing golf events or hanging out. Thats a good dude. Joe Burrow acts like a complete chode.
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They’ve ran the ball well at times, but they haven’t been a great running team this year.

They were actually 4th worst in the league total rushing yards and yards per carry.

The Bengals gashing us last time on the ground was easily the most disappointing part of that game.
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