The Bengals have won a football game. This is not a drill.
The phrase “team win” gets thrown around quite a bit in the NFL, but this truly was a team win. Did Andy Dalton’s return help the Bengals? Absolutely. But every other unit on the team played the best game they had all season.
The defense gave up six only points, which is not bad for the worst overall defense in the league. The offensive line kept Dalton upright, which was another huge help.
The strange thing about this is, the Jets were red-hot coming into this game.