Of all the sayings in football, “punts are just tasteful turnovers” is one of my favorites. I might be paraphrasing that a little bit, but the sentiment is clear.
The Bengals actually turned the ball over three times yesterday against the Seahawks (four if you count a failed fourth down conversion) in their 21-20 loss. Considering they had nearly twice as many yards on offense as the Seahawks had, this may’ve been the equalizer that cost them the win.
210 seconds before the final whistle, the Bengals essentially turned over the ball one last time, but in a tasteful fashion.