Stripes

I still don't consider the season over. All the "6 teams have ever made the playoffs after 0-3" stuff is a fundamental misunderstanding of probability theory. But they're in their biggest hole ever with two home losses to teams that we'd penciled in as "yay, easy schedule" teams. If there's any lane, it has to be the defense had its worst game of the season against Washington, and even if it's below-average it cannot be like that ever again. I think that's within the "reasonable" range of possible outcomes, as long as the offense doesn't decide to shit the bed whenever that turns around. Tons of ifs and coping and hoping, but I won't count out any Joe Burrow team this early.

"We can't pay Jessie with Tee and Ja'Marr coming up." "We can't pay Reader with Tee and Ja'Marr coming up." "We can't pay Tee with Ja'Marr coming up." "We can't pay Ja'Marr yet because he's a smelly poo poo head." Pair these miserable decisions with some awful draft picks in the trenches (both sides of the ball), and a successful postseason team contending in the AFC dumps to 0-3 and allows 90% completions to a rookie quarterback.

They want to fire Lou, be my guest. But gaping voids in the spacetime continuum left in the wake of Reader and Bates are the biggest problem.

The Bengals scored 33 points. They did not punt. They did not commit a turnover. They did not win.

On track for the most disappointing season since I became a fan (when expectations are measured against performance). 2006 and 2010 are the easy leaders, but 2024 already owns the most disappointing start.

Woo. make a stop or who cares

Snore

Woo. make a stop or who cares

Bad

Showed up just in time for Trent Brown’s annual injury

Useless. Better take care of business tomorrow to keep pace.

Thanks for nothing, Chargers. Thanks for being beautiful babies, Giants. Go Cowboys.

NAH, SCREW THAT 15-2 drowns in kool-aid

As much as I'd love to blame the refs, I just can't. Don't fumble the ball into a defensive touchdown in the 4th quarter.

Hate a rookie safety drafted in the 7th round being on the field against the best QB in the league with the game on the line Hate Ja'Marr Chase proving that he has absolutely no composure like a member of a winning culture should Hate turning the greatest interception in Bengals history into a Chiefs defensive touchdown Hate the offense being consistently without answers on third down Hate the run defense being exactly as bad as expected Hate the run defense inevitably getting worse as injuries mount Hate yet another 0-2 Fortunately the AFC North does not yet look like a powerhouse. The likely worst team is leading it after winning two absolute duds of games.

Ja’Marr Chase is not very smart.

You follow up the greatest INT I’ve ever seen with that.

Annoying miss but I wanted to go for 2 anyway

Rankins dinged, after BJ Hill dinged bad

Prevented the double dip. Very good.

Cannot let them double dip on both sides of the half.

Huge play Rankins

Sick of signing decent RTs that play like shit RTs

Drew Sample is essential to this game

No more yapping, CTB. Great throw though.