Reminds me of alot of those 8-8 Saints teams under Brees

4 of their 6 losses are to AFC opponents as well. That is a key tie breaker. Conference record. 6 of their remaining 7 games also against AFC teams. Not sure how that compares to other 6 and 7 seed contenders but pretty clear they are in trouble from a tie breaker perspective. I like the Jets chances more than Bengals to sneak in as 7 seed.

It won’t. But 10-7 might.

I would say 4 as long as one of them is not against Buffalo and possibly the Texans.

Yeah me too

Barring injury, would missing the playoffs cost Taylor his job?

It should.

But history of the franchise says that it won't.

I'd be shocked if it happened.

lol. No. Not even close. FO LOVES Zac and Marvin got 16 years while going 0-7 in the playoffs and only 9 games over .500 for his career there, which included 4 AFCN titles and 7 playoff seasons.

Holy ****sticks.

Rest of the NFL this year when scoring at least 33 points: 38-1

The Bengals: 2-3

Billy and Fauker,

Start thinking about good things, like more Chiefs superbowls

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Bengals have lost as many games this season (6) as the Chiefs have lost (6) since the last time the Bengals beat the Chiefs on December 4, 2022.</p>&mdash; Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) <a href="https://twitter.com/pgsween/status/1854774499289260486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

In 2017, Alex Smith had by far the best season of his career. In 2018, Mahomes doubled his numbers as a first-year starter.

Also in 2017, Tyrod Taylor had a mediocre year for the playoff-bound Buffalo Bills. The following year, Josh Allen put up decidedly worse stats and missed the playoffs.

In 2023, Jake Browning replaced Joey Burrow midseason and out-produced him.

Indisputable, rock-solid proof that Mahomes has no peers.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There have been 2 instances in NFL history where a QB had:<br><br>30+ completions<br>300+ passing yards<br>4+ TD passes<br>multiple 40+ yard TD passes<br>no more than 1 INT<br><br>...and yet still lost. Those 2 instances were Joe Burrow vs. the Ravens in Week 5 &amp; Joe Burrow vs. the Ravens again tonight. <a href="https://t.co/vfRaLghMC9">pic.twitter.com/vfRaLghMC9</a></p>&mdash; OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaSTATS/status/1854778686672605550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

All I got from that is that Lamar is burrows daddy.

Lol. Joe money being well spent. Chase contract will keep him out of the SB forever.

Shhh. I'm trying to decide if anyone in the history of the world has a more punchable face than Hunter Dickinson.

Nope. Can't think of anyone. Not even Laettner.

Most punchable face while standing on a chair?

https://media.gq.com/photos/62da3bba...2_Chase_03.jpg

Yeah. It's funny how he's the tallest guy on the court so he just parks his ass under the basket and when they throw it in, shoots his little shot then does the too small gesture.

Yeah, dumbass, you're taller than everyone else, of course they're too small. I've seen a couple interviews with him last year acting like he was an OG Jayhawk talking shit and being a general dumbass.

Anyway. I wouldn't need a chair to punch him in the face.

I don't think he'd be all that punchable if I didn't know what a twat he was.

Mad?

At?

How can i be mad? NC lost. There are only two teams in college BBall i hate. Duke obviously and NC. NC isn't really that close to duke but i've hated them since Jordan.

I don't hate Kansas. I don't have any reason to. I do hate fake dickheads like Dickinass. It wouldn't matter where he was. I didn't like him at Michigan either.

Even as a Chiefs fan, I feel that punch in the gut feeling reading that.

When they beat a good team let me know. So far they have beat losers.

Just for balance in this discussion, **** Burrow and the Bengals, and all their shitty fans

You love him and want to hug him and touch his nips

His expressions scream smugness steeped in stupidity.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...q15H2ZxCswDg&s

Yeah...Ravens have a historically bad pass defense.

Sure, you can. Dig deep.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AF02MatO0aw/maxresdefault.jpg

I'd like to pinch his nips right off and stick them up his nose.

Since you mentioned it...story time!

Back a couple years ago when i was 8, living in Sumner Washington, a friend and i were playing outside near one of those old silver campers that you pull behind your car. So my friend was on top of it and he was trying to pull me up the curved part in the back. You know those campers. The one's with the hex-head self tappers that hold the panels together. Yeah, you know what comes next. As he was pulling me up, one of those screws ripped my nipple. Not outward though. It folded it inward about half way down.

I watched them them stitch it up too. As a side note, i'm not sure if this is true for everyone, it barely bled. It felt like a bee stung me, i looked down and saw a spot of blood and then when i looked in my shirt i freaked out.

No one has a more smug look than Trav. Resting smugface.

That's true. Pat had his 2nd best game of the year against them earlier. 291/1/1

As the inimitable Keith Jackson would say. Whoa Nellie.

Burrow is smug ultimate

If Mahomes/Reid feel like they need to go for 400 through the air to win a game they will do it. They are playing complimentary football. Long, sustained drives. Keep your defense off the field and fresh for the 4th quarter. Wear the opposing defense down. There is a reason why they are making the critical plays in the 4th quarter. Dont need 50 TD/5,000 yard passing game this year.

The answer was is and always will be Grayson Allen.

Come on man.

Are you kidding me? FFS: He’s been in 4 Super Bowls. He’s won 3 Super Bowls. And he’s about to three-peat with yet ANOTHER Super Bowl win. He’s the greatest TE to ever play the game. He’s a guaranteed 1st ballot HOFer. His team is currently undefeated and the best team in football. He has the #1 sports podcast. He has a great family. He’s a gazillionaire. And most importantly: HE’S BANGIN’ TAYLOR SWIFT! He’s m-fing entitled to resting smugface! (All that and he’s not steeped in stupidity like JaMarr. :))

https://jpimg.com.br/uploads/2017/11...t-na-vogue.jpg

Oouuuch f*** rfaulk, I could've done without reading that

This story seems suspect, but I don’t wanna know the truth! 🤣🤣

That defense isn't winning the SB.

Jamarr's eyes are too far apart. He's like Lamar. Looks like a hammerhead shark.

Stats are for losers. One QB beat them and the other got swept

Good ole ripped-nip's got some stories.

Just throw a quarter in his hat and sit down by the old dog. It won't bite....

Yeah. You keep telling yourself that.

8-0 tells us that.

Except you haven't gotten there the way he said. So what you said makes no sense. :shake:

@LAC
PIT
CLE
@PIT

If the Bengals run the table and win the rest of their games they're still dropping two of these.

9-8 get you in bud? pray?

Bengals still have to play pretty much every other team in the AFC Wild Card Race.

Steelersx2
Chargers
Broncos

If they lose 2 in that span they're more than likely out on tie breakers.

Nah. They need at least 10. I could see a few teams at 9 but i wouldn't trust it. Even now, tiebreakers aren't really bad but...

When you guys take care of the Donks and Buff beats Indy, Bengals will still be in decent shape in the standings.

I'm not really what you would call an optimist. Not really a pessimist either but i still have this stupid optimistic feeling about this year that makes no sense.

If they can pull out one next week, go into the bye and take Pitt at home, they have 4 straight very winnable games. Then it comes down to the finale in Pitt.

71%, 10.4 avg, nearly 300 yds...in a game that his team led throughout. WTF do you want...90% completion rate? LMAO

KC has the best 3rd down conversion rate in in the NFL in 13 yrs, best success rate in the NFL, and elite passing numbers in the 4th quarter. What makes you think they can't put up bigger numbers if needed?

They don't understand what situational football is. Advanced metrics show this is the most scary Chiefs team in their history

Oh, i don't know. Maybe a better than 1/1 TD/INT ratio.

Oh?

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Here's a fun stat

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Bengals are 13-15 since this photo was taken. Including a 7-7 record at home and 0-3 in Arrowhead. <a href="https://t.co/dBBPxyTN8J">pic.twitter.com/dBBPxyTN8J</a></p>&mdash; Price Carter (@priceacarter) <a href="https://twitter.com/priceacarter/status/1854881775865991518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

8-0 says what? I mean if it wasn't for that...totally!

So instead of punching it in from the 1 with Pacheco, they should’ve thrown it? Probably should’ve told Worthy not to take it to the house either. That’s not how we should be scoring points, dammit!

Smith-Schuster’s dropped TD was definitely Mahomes’ fault.

Meanwhile, Joey B continues to earn hero worship for never coming through when needed.

Btw, since you've suddenly become "you are what the stats say you are" guy...

Joe Burrow in 7 postseason games: 9 TDs, 4 INTs, 260.9 ypg, 93.8 rating

Alex Smith in 7 postseason games: 14 TDs, 2 INTs, 264 ypg, 97.4 rating

It appears that Burrow is a pretty good regular season QB who performs at a sub-Alex Smith level when it matters most, yes?

There's a difference between using stats to explain greatness and using stats to excuse failure.

Ohh. Now do Joey Jumpball 4th quarter playoff TDs. Can you find 1?

Hey. Did anyone else see that shit throw to Worthy down the right sideline when he was wide open today?

Oof..

https://i.ibb.co/5YCWzzg/bo.jpg

No worries though. If the defense doesn't bail you out, special teams will.

9 and uh oh!

Yeah, he's been riding a lucky streak, but who can predict how Mahomes will perform come the playoffs??? FRAUD ALERT!!!

You have to be a special kind of stupid to be a fan of a team that won't make the playoffs to come to the fan board of the back-to-back Super Bowl champions, who are 9-0 to talk shit.

Go see what happened in '03 and '13 when you started off 9-0.

you lost to the patriots

Like… wear a helmet for his own safety type stupid.

Like we care about stats. Only reason we care about the regular season this year is because the Chiefs are undefeated. Otherwise, talk to me when the Chiefs miss the AFCCG.

So by your logic, the Bengals will never win the Super Bowl.

Actually, I think I agree with you now.

Progress!

At home.

The one conversation I remember around here in '13 were people blowing their load on beating the Jaguars in the opener... of course, after '12, the bar was set really low, but of course as fans do, some took it to the extreme and thought they were playoff contender after that one game.

Looking at that 9-0 start, their SoS was .361, beating one team with a winning record (one that finished 8-8, and two others 7-9). In the remaining 8 games, their SoS was .554, playing 5 teams with winning records (offset a bit by a 3-13 and 4-12 teams).

Overall, giving them a SoV of .335.


For reference, the Bengals' current SoV is .237, which is the lowest in the league including the Panthers (.241).

Joe will put on his swim cap and take the yellow stream of disappointment emotionlessly dead cold

Burrow will retire ringless. That's good enough right there to smile about

I disagree. The shield will give him his version of SB 50 eventually.

Oh i know. It's pathetic, frustrating and then more frustrating. They're literally 3 plays away from being 7-3, the #5 seed half a game behind the Steelers.

Incredible how wide that thin line is and not surprising that it's the Bengals in this situation. The narrative between the Ravens/Bengals, Lahmuur/Burrow would be 180 degrees different. Burrow would probably be leading the MVP voting instead of being around 7-8th. But in Bengaland it should be expected that they continue to give themselves the short end of the stick with their all to predictable incompetence and ignorance.

Case in point. Rivals will cry about the refs and luck in the Chiefs v Donks game but it's not luck when you notice another team's weakness and exploit it. You know the last time i heard about the Bengals doing something like that? Probably never. Not any time that comes to mind, at least.

:banghead:

And the crazy shit is the Bengals could realistically be 8-7 heading into the final two games of the season if they just got their shit together a little.


I always love hearing the details of those plays, because it does make it seem far less random... they were still ****ing lucky to win the game, but yeah knowing they were scheming for it puts it in a better light.

This has been the weirdest season ever. I had so much hope in TC and right before the opener, with Tee getting "injured" and the Ja'Marr contract shit and him saying it would be a game time decision if he plays, i just felt this black cloud and knew they were going to lose. Even with all the stupid shit and close losses and craptastic defense, i still have this weird optimism about this season. I felt for sure they were going to win Thursday right until the end...so it's probably just gas. Only problem is, i never doubt my gut so it's weird having this feeling when there's no real evidence, on the defensive side, they will get their shit together.

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The Bengals board has a search out for their mod. They are all locked out of their board since last night. Chase not pulling punches

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ja’Marr Chase is also frustrated with team’s inability to finish games. How? “Ask Zac. Ask the coaches. Don’t ask me. I play football on the field. I don’t call plays for us.” <a href="https://t.co/GOzY5EjOhS">pic.twitter.com/GOzY5EjOhS</a></p>&mdash; Mike Petraglia (@Trags) <a href="https://twitter.com/Trags/status/1858387930022068243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Oh yeah, let's give this unprofessional asshole a brinks truck of money like he wants.

Folks have been moving that record down just a little bit since about week 4 but they keep essentially saying "Oh the Bengals can finish at {playoff record} if they just figure things out a bit...

And in so doing refuse to acknowledge that the record as it stands exists for a reason.

The odds of them 'figuring it out' were always incredibly low because the underlying issues (essentially team harmony and defensive consistency) are what created that record to begin with and would continue to get in the way of reviving it.

Now you just root for them to win 4 more games to mess up their draft status and they can continue to try to convince themselves that this season was just bad luck.