Stripes

Crap possession. Gonna need Chrisman's big leg here.

Good hold. Field position will be rough though.

Finally WE bat down a pass. Feels weird.

Protection looked decent on the opening drive.

Drive-killing penalty. Fuck.

Excellent blitz pickup by Perine to spring Burrow for 12-13 yards.

Nice physical opener for Perine.

No clue what to expect from this game. Hopefully Burrow continues cooking and that's all that matters.

Patriots loss today is a nice boost. That momentarily elevates the Bengals to the #6 slot in the AFC.

Fun little nugget: If Joe Burrow's career completion percentage (68.4%) doesn't fall below 67.8% over his next 204 pass attempts, then he will qualify as having the highest career comp% in NFL history.

Am I dumb for thinking Mixon [potentially] being out of this game is meaningless? I expect it to make zero difference.

I think punting is important, but also that the variation between punters in the league is so small that the impact of having a bad punter is usually mitigated. I suspect they'll stick with Chrisman as long as he is league average or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7EKfgqr1Is Let's all offer John Ross some encouragement too for failing to convert a first down in overtime and allowing Miami a final chance to hand us Burrow.

The greatest heroes to me are the defenders that failed to stop Miami from scoring in the 2019 overtime. Bless you, sweet princes.

Bring it! I don’t need no superstitions. I have Joe Burrow. Maybe I’ll wash my jersey too.

Good guys open as 1.5 point favorites on the road. That surprises me a little bit. I think Vegas expects Chase back. It's a playoff rematch and an honorary AFC North game (or at least AFC Central) given the style of football the Titans prefer to play.

As it happens, Andy Dalton was very encouraged this week. He torched the Rams. If only he'd have had fun and played together a little sooner.

I think it would be perfectly reasonable to call Burrow the second-best quarterback in the league right now, behind only Mahomes. Obviously Allen is right there too, but he has also regressed a little.

Yes. Stat sheet will tell lies. This was a GREAT game by Joe Burrow. The batted balls are infuriating, but also I think attributable to defensive game planning. Zac and Brian need to figure that out. Also I thought it was overall a very good night for Zac the play caller.

Means the opponent loved throwing in his direction

Pickens disqualified with 44 seconds to go lol

Great job by Boyd to secure the win. Followed by the obligatory Steelers/Bengals fight

Pittsburgh still has good WRs, so the corners have gotten their fill. It definitely makes one worry about Kansas City.

This game isn't over. Kill them defense.