Bengal Bites: Browns 35 Bengals 30

I just don't know how this organization looks Joe Burrow in the eye each day and expect to be taken seriously. A rule of life and business: Always protect the investment.

I don't know many they win this year. I do know the QBs got a pair of boulders. You know what I love about him, among many things? He's had the crap beaten out of him and he just keeps getting up and saying, '*@#% it. Let's go.'

61 pass attempts. NFL Rookie Record 37 completions. No interceptions: Wow. 5 for 5 on 4th down, including four completions and a scramble. Damn.

Imagine this defense it they hadn't spent a gazillion dollars on it in the offseason. Sigh. The tackling was embarrassing and too often lacked effort.

The Browns had 35 rushes for 215 yards. Two hundred and fifteen yards. That included a manhood stealing drive to seal it in a five point game with 5:55 left. The Browns ran it back-to-back plays for 26 yards and 33 yards on a 75-yard scoring drive with NO PASSES.

Anyone seen Carlos Dunlap? I'm talking in either game. So much for being high on this LB group after last week.

I think Jesse Bates pulled off a rare double. He led the team in tackles (10).....safety led them. I'd guess he also led me them in missed tackles.

The defense has been on the field for 129 snaps and has one turnover: WJ3 INT last night. If it's the final two minutes of the half it must be a score allowed by the Bengals.

AJ Green was targeted 13 times. He caught 3. He looks old. Is this the beginning of the end, already the end or just him knocking off rust?

Burrow connected with eight different receivers.

John Ross had no catches on two targets. His snaps did drop from 57 (84%) last week to 28 (30%) this week. The only reason you keep John Ross around is to delay the inevitable criticism and ridicule for drafting him when they do move on from him. He's in the CFL next year.

Auden Tate a healthy scratch after just 15 snaps last week? What up?

The offense has run 155 plays in two games. They have two play of +20 yards: Burrow's 23-yard TD run last week and his 23-yard TD pass to C.J. Uzomah Thursday night. The offense had drives of 15-12-14....that resulted in field goals.

How often do you see a team run 30 more plays than their opponent and lose (88-58)?

How often do you see a team convert 5 of 5 4th down tries and lose?

Tee Higgins had a nice 18-yard catch with a tap-tap after a nice extension of the play and dart by Burrow.

That Burrow to Mixon pass should be highlighted and the page corner bent in the playbook. More.

How about the rookie QB using the hard count to draw an offsides backed up on his own goal line?

Hey, 9 targets and 7 catches for Drew Sample, including a nifty one hander.

Brandon Wilson is averaging 43.7 yards per kick return. Holy.

You should be able to win allowing 16 points. They lost. You should be able to win scoring 30 points. They lost.

The Bengals are now 2-16 under Zac Taylor and 0-10 in games decided by one score.

The Bengals have now lost 23 of their last 26 games.

We're on to the White Sox.

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