The Cincinnati Bengals played a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday but it appears that the majority of the Bengals didn’t come to play. Right off the bat, the Steelers scored on a 92-yard touchdown and even as early as it was, it felt like maybe this wasn’t going to be Cincinnati’s night.
It was 24-0 in favor of the Steelers at half time and again, it just didn’t feel like this was the Bengals’ game to win. They desperately needed to win this one too, as now their playoff odds are sitting at 16%. They’ll have to win out to even have a chance at punching their ticket to the playoffs but with an 0-5 division record, it’s going to be tough for them to be a true playoff contender.
It felt like the Bengals maybe forgot there was a game because this was just a laughably bad performance. These five Bengals, however, might have forgotten to even show up to the game.
After three tremendous starts, Browning finally came crashing down to Earth. His final stats don’t look bad necessarily but that’s because he was forced to air it out more due to his team being down 24-0 at the half. Browning was also responsible for the Steelers having extra opportunities to add points to their total, as he threw three interceptions and Pittsburgh scored two touchdowns and a field goal after those turnovers.
Browning had only thrown three picks in his previous four outings so seeing him match that total in one game was concerning. That being said, he is a backup quarterback so we knew that he was going to cool off at some point and that just so happened to be this week.
