The 2024 Cincinnati Bengals are an oddity in many ways.
Joe Burrow might be the best quarterback in the NFL this season and has absolutely no chance of winning NFL MVP. Cincinnati is one of the most talented teams in the league but needs a miracle to make the playoffs at 6-8. The Bengals are two games under .500 but should absolutely consider doing whatever it takes to keep their core together for another run.
For that to happen, Bengals ownership has to not be cheap. That might be too much to ask.
Sunday's 37-27 win over the Tennessee Titans showed again that while the Bengals are flawed this season, they have the ingredients to be a Super Bowl contender in the future.