I thought both Burrow's picks were passes underthrown that could have been TD's. As mentioned, Bengals had chances, they just didn't capitalize. The core of this team will be back and I fully expect them to be right back in the thick of things in the AFC, but I'd like to see them get a game changer on defense in free agency, if there are any. The defense is very good, play well as a unit, and have good to very good players across the board, but they just don't have that dynamic, impact making game changer on defense. Love to find someone that impacts the game they way Aaron Donald did last year in the Super Bowl or Chris Jones did last night.
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aaron Donald type or Chris jones? when have the bengals EVER spent that type of money on a player... they also have to PAY Burrow and Chase real soon......
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Actually the Bengals were hit for 9 for 71 yards
dang that is a heckva breakdown.....
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Bengals will be fine, I would think they let Bates go which is a good move IMO as he is just ok and nowhere near as good a player as his agent projects. I would keep Von Bell and I would sign Hurst and Pratt. The rest of the free agents are cheap and role players. I would also cut Mixon, thatwould save quite a chunk, enough to offer both Tee and Burrow extensions and still be under the cap. Draft priorities should be CB, OT in the first two then BPA. Next year if they stay healthy they will be right there again
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They haven’t. I’d just like to see a game changing defensive player. I think it’s a good defense but it’s missing the impact player that puts them over the top. Look at what Roquon Smith did for a Baltimore defense that was maybe middle of the pack before the trade? That kind of impact.
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Germaine Pratt apologizes to Joseph Ossai for post-game outburst: ‘I wasn’t a great teammate in that moment’
Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt was caught on camera entering the locker room yelling about Joseph Ossai being flagged for unnecessary roughness in the final seconds of a 23-20 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
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y2h
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And the Browns finished ahead of Baltimore 2 years ago and were ahead of Pittsburgh till the end of the season this year. They beat everyone in the division. They will have upgraded QB play and defense this year.
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32-13.
y2h
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Tell me you aren't a sports fan without telling me.
Nobody is bragging about anything. Tradition and history matter.
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Given that the Browns were winning championships when the NFL was just starting to desegregate, I’d have to assume the level of athleticism on display at that time was woefully inadequate compared to today’s game. I have to say that any NFL championships before the Super Bowl era really don’t matter. Certainly not to anyone under the age of 65.
Army football was at one time a powerhouse in the World War II era, and I don’t hear anyone citing Army championships today. Why? Because it’s totally irrelevant.
Cleveland Browns championship success is as outdated as your Chief Wahoo caricature.
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You’re being too generous by saying “hardly relevant.” It’s totally, 100% completely irrelevant.
But hey, at least the Browns won those titles on the field, something the paper champion Massillon Tigers have never accomplished.
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I'll root for whoever is winning. Browns made it hard with their QB choice. Just win Ohio 
OldSoulon
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Run that chit in here when you win something.
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Bengals-Chiefs averages 53.1 million viewers
The sequel did better than the original.
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So much for the "it's unwatchable football" crowd.Bengals-Chiefs averages 53.1 million viewers
The sequel did better than the original.
Lol
My takeaways from the game:
Inexcusable that it took until the 3rd drive of the game to decide to go max protect. You had to know going into this game that your O line would need help. If a fan like me knew if enough to talk about it in the week leading up to the game then surely the coaching staff could figure it out.
Hayden Hurst dropped a TD pass on the first scoring drive. The ball hit him in the hands. He has to catch it. 4 points left on the field.
The drive to end the half.... no timeouts and the clock ticking at the 6. Spike the ball! You have to know that you only are getting 3 plays at that point. Burn the first down to stop the clock and huddle up to give your team a chance. Instead they throw a jump ball fade that the whole world knew was coming. Another 4 points left on the field.
Final Bengals drive, 2nd and 2. Run the ball for the first down. There was more than a minute left. You have to get the first down or make the Chiefs decide if they want to call a timeout. Neither happened and Burrow gets called for intentional grounding.
Directional punt out of bounds for crying out loud. You can't out kick your coverage down the middle of the field.
And of course, don't get a bone headed PF that puts them in FG range!
Opportunities abounded. You held the Chiefs to the lowest points scored in the last 4 meetings. The Defense did their job. You can't leave points on the field.
Inexcusable that it took until the 3rd drive of the game to decide to go max protect. You had to know going into this game that your O line would need help. If a fan like me knew if enough to talk about it in the week leading up to the game then surely the coaching staff could figure it out.
Hayden Hurst dropped a TD pass on the first scoring drive. The ball hit him in the hands. He has to catch it. 4 points left on the field.
The drive to end the half.... no timeouts and the clock ticking at the 6. Spike the ball! You have to know that you only are getting 3 plays at that point. Burn the first down to stop the clock and huddle up to give your team a chance. Instead they throw a jump ball fade that the whole world knew was coming. Another 4 points left on the field.
Final Bengals drive, 2nd and 2. Run the ball for the first down. There was more than a minute left. You have to get the first down or make the Chiefs decide if they want to call a timeout. Neither happened and Burrow gets called for intentional grounding.
Directional punt out of bounds for crying out loud. You can't out kick your coverage down the middle of the field.
And of course, don't get a bone headed PF that puts them in FG range!
Opportunities abounded. You held the Chiefs to the lowest points scored in the last 4 meetings. The Defense did their job. You can't leave points on the field.
Off- season thoughts.
Trade up to get the LT from Georgia in the first round. Move Williams to RT to compete with LC/Jackson/Adeniji. The O line was good the last half of the season when the starters were healthy. Those 5 will likely be back. All are affordable, Williams is the most expensive but he is already guaranteed. At worse he gets beat out by a rookie and is an expensive backup. Cutting him only cost more money to replace him.
The Bengals have more than enough cap space to keep all their guys if they want to.
Trade up to get the LT from Georgia in the first round. Move Williams to RT to compete with LC/Jackson/Adeniji. The O line was good the last half of the season when the starters were healthy. Those 5 will likely be back. All are affordable, Williams is the most expensive but he is already guaranteed. At worse he gets beat out by a rookie and is an expensive backup. Cutting him only cost more money to replace him.
The Bengals have more than enough cap space to keep all their guys if they want to.
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It was a highly anticipated game for most football fans, way more that the Eagles-49ers.
I would be curious how many tuned out in the second half of that one.
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Yes the Bengals will have cap space for 2023 but if they extend all 3 big free agents, assume:
* Burrow - 5 year, $250 mil w/ $200 mil guaranteed
* Higgins - 4 year, $80 mil w/ $60 mil guaranteed
* Wilson - 4 year, $40 mil w/ $25 mil guaranteed
That is $285 mil in guaranteed $$$ for these 3 players which the Brown family would have to come up with 75% in escrow = $213.75 mil. Yea, the Bengals could try to structure Burrow’s contract with various roster bonuses or very reachable incentives to offset some guaranteed $$$ but it’s still going to be a big number that the Brown family will have to come up with.
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The mis-spot on the Perine catch and run absolutely screwed them on this 2-minute drive. They had to burn the timeout because he didn't get out of bounds, then they ran for the 1st down on 3rd and 1, which caused them to burn their final timeout.
You nailed everything else though. The Hurst "drop" is an extremely tough catch, but you're a professional, gotta make tough catches sometimes and what a dime by Joey B.
Also feel like JB missed Irwin on the crossing route in the endzone with 8 seconds left in the half, AFTER throwing the fade to Higgins instead of spiking it. Can't remember if the pressure forced him to get rid of it sooner or not, but Irwin was heading towards the back pylon for the TD, similar to Boyd's TD against the Chiefs in the regular season last year.
Yes, I've said all along cap isn't the issue the escrow is.
MentorGrad2002
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So a 1966 season super bowl matters. A 1964 title doesn't. Got it...
Stupid take.
Nobody is bragging about those titles. But they were won on the field and count.
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The Browns won on the field including 2 years before the SB. They weren't poll titles
It would be like me saying only playoff titles count in college football. Those bcs titles won on the field don't count. Different name
y2h
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The Bengals SB appearances in the 80s were 40 years ago, they are outdated and don't matter.
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The current NFL?
The league where if you breathe on Tom Brady too hard, you get a roughing the passer penalty?
The league where a DB can hardly touch a guy after the line of scrimmage?
Give me the old days, where a guy in an angry locker room would eat a light bulb in front of his teammates, insult their mamas,
and bash a couple of them over the head with a folding chair. BEFORE the game.