Is this finally the year where we need to take the Bengals seriously?
Sure, they have stripes on their helmets, their quarterback's a redhead and the team hasn't won a playoff game since January of 1991, but this team feels different than the Bengals teams of the past four years.
This team feels more complete.
Thanks to Cincinnati's 36-21 win over Kansas City on Sunday, the Bengals are 4-0 for the first time under Dalton and 4-0 for the first time since 2005. As a matter of fact, the Bengals have only started 4-0 three other times in franchise history and each of those seasons ended with at least 11 wins (1975, 1988, 2005).