The Bengals Live Rent-Free In The Titans' Heads After Another Epic Road Win And A DUMB Penalty To Clinch It
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Take away the Cincinnati Bengals' No. 1 wide receiver, top cornerback and starting running back, put them in Tennessee against a Titans team who'd won seven of eight, and guess what happens? Precisely what happened last year when the hosts were the top playoff seed in the AFC.
BENGALS WIN.
I'm searching for footage of this, but you see Mike Vrabel's reaction. I respect him as a coach. He still has some of that dirty, gamesmanshippy Patriots DNA in him. He absolutely would go after the opponent during kneeldowns. Of course he did.
I get that football is an emotional game but you don't have to be a sore loser, Vrabel.
Speaking of kneeling the ball in Victory Formation, I'm pretty sure Joe Burrow was outrushing Derrick Henry before he took three voluntary losses as a ball-carrier. Joe Brr had some clutch runs throughout the afternoon, along with at least a few clutch third-down conversions and what wound up being the decisive TD strike to Tee Higgins, who had a cool seven catches for 114 yards.
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Meanwhile, the Bengals' defense couldn't have played much better.
Tennessee was the first team with a winning record Cincinnati defeated since beating the Dolphins in Week 4. This dub is validation that the Bengals are indeed in midseason form and are going to be a tough out for anyone down the stretch. That they're still able to operate a decently balanced offense despite the absences of Ja'Marr Chase and Joe Mixon speaks to how complete their team is — and, well, just how good Joe Brr is.
WHO DEY NATION TRAVELS WELL.
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