[smithandrew051]

We need to stop the run this time. Plenty of other teams stifled the Bengals rushing attack, which is why they were 4th worst in the league in both total rushing yards and yards per carry. 3.8 yards per carry is really bad. Mixon was under 4 yards a carry for the year and Perine was only 4.1. CEH has been 4.3 or better every year for perspective.

Despite what some here think, the Bengals are bad rushing team. That’s exactly what was so damn disappointing the last time we played. Our defense was gashed in an awful effort. Which also plays right into why we didn’t get much pressure. Burrow was constantly in 2nd/3rd and short. He never had to wait for routes to develop.

The Bengals OL is worse than when we last met them. The Bills game is fools gold. We gashed the Bills two years ago in a similar fashion with Fisher, Allegretti, Kilgore, Wylie, and Remmers. That OL wasn’t any good but dominated a soft Bills defense.

The Bengals haven’t been able to run on anyone except the Bills lately. The Ravens (twice), Patriots, and Buccaneers all very much limited the Bengals ability to run.

The Chiefs DL has a very favorable matchup against mostly back ups (on a team who didn’t have a great line in the first place) at home in the AFCCG with a chance for redemption. No excuses for the DL and run defense to not make a major impact on this game.