As bad as the Bengals looked at times, the fact that they walked out of U.S. Bank Stadium as 10-point losers is actually kind of encouraging.
Yes, there were some bad moments, but the Bengals had a chance to tie the game with three minutes left before disaster struck.
A loss is still a loss, but this one wasn’t so discouraging.
The Bengals will head into Atlanta next week to face off with the Falcons. But before we start thinking about the next game, here is what we learned from the close game with the Panthers.