The Cincinnati Bengals moved to 5-6 on the season after Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12.
That game was the first of the new Jake Browning era, as he officially takes over for Joe Burrow. As fans surely expected, the offense wasn’t nearly as explosive, leading to a low-scoring, close game well into the second half.
In a lot of ways, it looked like the old AFC North battles of prior years before the Burrow era, for better or worse.
Here’s a look at some of the best reactions from fans and media alike coming out of the bitter divisional battle.
Two traits of the #Bengals defense apparent again today.
1. They will give up explosive plays.
2. They will get run on, specifically late in games.With no Burrow to counter, those are fatal flaws they’ve been unable to correct all season.
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) November 26, 2023
The Bengals went into this season admitting they needed to be more explosive in the run game
Yet, the only personnel move they made was the addition of Chase Brown – who is active (yes, I know he’s coming off injury) and has 0 attempts today
They have *25* rush yds today
— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) November 26, 2023
Yet we’ve seen zero snaps for Chase brown. The bengals have a rare 7-week window into what this team could look like in 2024 and they’re clinging to Boyd, Mixon, and Irwin.
Time to pass the torch fellas. https://t.co/2P5DQ5SOHK
— Andrew Russell (@Andrew_Russell7) November 26, 2023
The #Bengals don’t lean on the run but they also don’t have a run game.
Will be one of the more intriguing questions of the offseason/draft.
They whiffed big time on the 2023 plan.
(It’s a system built to fail with a backup as well)
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) November 26, 2023
Someone explain to me how the Bengals called EIGHT running plays today? With a backup quarterback.
— Drew Garrison (@DrewGarrison) November 26, 2023
Coaches made a big deal about this being the fastest defense they’ve ever had…must just be bad angles and broken tackles
— Matt (@MrKCincy) November 26, 2023
Burrow takes one of the worst offensive coaching staffs and play calling in the NFL and makes it…
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