With a Week 3 loss at the now 3-0 Buffalo Bills, an interesting trend is beginning to develop for the 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals. First, I think it’s fair to say that the close loss at Seattle was the 2019 outlier for this team. Since you can make a fair and measured argument that Cincinnati has slid a bit, looking at 13 games still, to come, that’s significant.
Second, is the trend of big plays. The Bengals make them. It’s nice, but it is also is a sign that they aren’t a team capable of a time-consuming drive.