Ironically, if Denver and Indy lose, then the Bengals could drop to 4-7 and still be just one game out.
The advent of the 7-seed really does keep hope alive for bad teams.
Howard was alleged to have sent sexual photos to a minor. "Alleged" is good enough for me in this instance, because he probably isn't even good at football anymore anyway.
The entire kicking process from longsnapper to holder to kicker is disrupted. Cal Adomitis is not as good as Clark Harris was. Rehkow is brand new and inconsistent. I think McPherson is still mostly himself, but if the other two are unreliable it makes him unreliable too.
I appreciate the takes. The season isn’t “over”, but it feels that way. We’ll see what they do. I agree that finding a way to sneak Joe into the postseason could still produce a run. They’re just in a huge hole.
I think this Bengals team resembles the Brees Saints of the mid 2010s.