Let's talk about the Bengals

[TLO]

A sneaky big game in the AFC, and probably our toughest game left before playoff time.

Talk about it here

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by BleedingRed

We typically play down to competition, also the RAMS defense is good....

Yup. Three HOFers on that defense.

[Red Dawg]

Refs totally ****ed us last year. Stars make the playoffs so let's hope they are not trying to help them get there. Yeah yeah yeah, I know, billions on the line but it's all left up to chance in the hands of guys that make 200k.

[KChiefs1]

These guys are geographically challenged.

From the Bengals board:
As I have looked forward to this game, my biggest concern has easily been the loss of Awuzie. He was a critical piece of the coverage puzzle that befuddled Kansas in both second halves of last year's matches, and I haven't been sure how the Bengals would be able to handle him and his weapons with a depleted secondary (even without Tyreek Hill they have weapons galore).

However, I am extremely encouraged by Taylor-Britt's performance yesterday. He had the one 50-50 ball that he allowed deep to Burks, and credit to Burks for making that play (quite like Tee Higgins made his catches downfield). Otherwise he was locked in and had his best performance in coverage of the season. He's been tackling well every week, but it wasn't until yesterday that he held his own in coverage too. If he can build on that it will be a huge deal against Kansas. Obviously they run through Kelce more than anyone else, but we already have answers to that problem (Hilton, Flowers, and Dax). I was worried more about the outside, and maybe that won't necessarily be a disaster.
The pass rush remains a bit of a concern though. Hubbard is the perfect kind of mush-rush edge player to keep Kansas from extending plays (as seen so beautifully in the fourth quarter of the AFCCG). You still have to generate some kind of meaningful pressure though, and Kansas offensive line is better than Tennessee's.

[Hammock Parties]

i can't even remember how the refs ****ed us in cincy last year...refresher?

[Kman34]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

i can't even remember how the refs ****ed us in cincy last year...refresher?

PI penalties that were marginal..

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

These guys are geographically challenged.

From the Bengals board:
As I have looked forward to this game, my biggest concern has easily been the loss of Awuzie. He was a critical piece of the coverage puzzle that befuddled Kansas in both second halves of last year's matches, and I haven't been sure how the Bengals would be able to handle him and his weapons with a depleted secondary (even without Tyreek Hill they have weapons galore).

However, I am extremely encouraged by Taylor-Britt's performance yesterday. He had the one 50-50 ball that he allowed deep to Burks, and credit to Burks for making that play (quite like Tee Higgins made his catches downfield). Otherwise he was locked in and had his best performance in coverage of the season. He's been tackling well every week, but it wasn't until yesterday that he held his own in coverage too. If he can build on that it will be a huge deal against Kansas. Obviously they run through Kelce more than anyone else, but we already have answers to that problem (Hilton, Flowers, and Dax). I was worried more about the outside, and maybe that won't necessarily be a disaster.
The pass rush remains a bit of a concern though. Hubbard is the perfect kind of mush-rush edge player to keep Kansas from extending plays (as seen so beautifully in the fourth quarter of the AFCCG). You still have to generate some kind of meaningful pressure though, and Kansas offensive line is better than Tennessee's.

Must be that Kentucky education.

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

i can't even remember how the refs ****ed us in cincy last year...refresher?

Pretty sure they had an and goal the last 4 or 5 minutes of the game due to penalties over and over.

[smithandrew051]

I’ve seen several Bengals fans talk about how they’ve solved the Kelce problem last year.

He had 10 catches for 95 yards and 1 TD in the AFCCG last year. He was having an all time great postseason last year and they didn’t really stop him.

Sure, we fell apart in the second half, but it wasn’t like Kelce got erased for 4 quarters. The collapse was a team effort and not a Kelce-specific problem.

[ChiefsHawk]

Who's reffing this game?

[B_Ambuehl]

The Bengals season stats don't really tell the story of what they are now. Their new Oline has really come together lately. Last year in the playoff game vs the Titans they gave up 9 sacks. Last week vs the Titans they gave up 1. Their run game has also really come on as of late. Their Oline has 4 new starters and is much better than the oline that played in the AFC championship.

Their defense has been solid all year and has consistently been better than their offense. Anarumo is a real whiz who loves to mix things up. They lost Awuzie & that really hurts them. They have a rookie Taylor-Britt playing at that spot and he's not really a man corner & Eli Apple isn't that great on the other side either. I still wouldn't expect anything to be easy on either side of the ball.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

I’ve seen several Bengals fans talk about how they’ve solved the Kelce problem last year.

He had 10 catches for 95 yards and 1 TD in the AFCCG last year. He was having an all time great postseason last year and they didn’t really stop him.

Sure, we fell apart in the second half, but it wasn’t like Kelce got erased for 4 quarters. The collapse was a team effort and not a Kelce-specific problem.

Yeah, I noticed that, too.

Kelce didn't do much in the game in Cincinnati, but he was excellent in the AFC championship game. And he was open in the end zone for the game winner at the end of the game, but Mahomes didn't pull the trigger.

Let them think they have him figured out. The Chiefs' WR group is better down the roster than it was a year ago, and the Chiefs have a solution for the cover 4 and cover 6 looks teams have been using against them.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by ChiefsHawk

Who's reffing this game?

They still haven’t released it yet. I’d be willing to be we get Carl ****ing Cheffers though. League always does that shit to us.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by B_Ambuehl

The Bengals season stats don't really tell the story of what they are now. Their new Oline has really come together lately. Last year in the playoff game vs the Titans they gave up 9 sacks. Last week vs the Titans they gave up 1. Their run game has also really come on as of late. Their Oline has 4 new starters and is much better than the oline that played in the AFC championship.

Their defense has been solid all year and has consistently been better than their offense. Anarumo is a real whiz who loves to mix things up. They lost Awuzie & that really hurts them. They have a rookie Taylor-Britt playing at that spot and he's not really a man corner & Eli Apple isn't that great on the other side either. I still wouldn't expect anything to be easy on either side of the ball.

You didn’t mention the absolute garbage slate of quarterbacks that their defense has faced. Why?

Please also explain how their run game has really come on as of late.

3.8 yards per carry against the Titans.
2.6 yards per carry against the Steelers.
3.6 yards per carry against the Browns.

They’ve had 1 good rushing game over their last 6, which was against the Panthers (who are one of the absolute worst run defenses in football). They’ve allowed over 100 rushing yards in all but 2 games this year. They’ve allowed 130+ yards 6 times this year.

[R Clark]

Originally Posted by Coochie liquor

They still haven’t released it yet. I’d be willing to be we get Carl ****ing Cheffers though. League always does that shit to us.

Oh shit let’s hope not

[irafreak]

So Bengals fans are thinking cam Taylor britt should be a plus. Never impressed with him in college. Seemed to give up the big play whenever I watched him. I think he's your weak link.