Slow starts aside, no one expected that kind of disaster in Week 1 against a huge underdog at home.
The Cincinnati Bengals looked terrible, probably the worst they have with Joe Burrow at QB since his rookie year.
There wasn’t a lot to love about the game, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take some things away. So here are five things we learned from Cincinnati’s 16-10 loss to the New England Patriots.
Joe Burrow’s wrist is fine (for now, at least)
The offense was bad, and Burrow didn’t throw very far downfield often.