The Bengals had a pretty bad start to their game against the Las Vegas Raiders in large part due to a bad matchup. The Raiders have two of the best pass rushers in the league, Yannick Ngakoue and Maxx Crosby, and the Bengals struggle against teams that do not need to blitz on account of having elite pass rush specialists.
The Bengals’ tackles, predictably, allowed a decent amount of pressure. Jonah Williams gave up four pressures and Riley Reiff allowed six pressures.
And yet, quarterback Joe Burrow was eventually able to find a rhythm and complete 14 passes for first downs.