They lost games to the Commanders, the Ravens twice and the Steelers despite scoring at least 33 points in each. The rest of the league went 79-7 this season when scoring at least 33 points. The Bengals went 3-4.
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Any time the Bengals have to rely heavily on several recent draft picks to carry the load on one side of the ball, well, it’s a reminder that they have six player personnel guys doing the job that the Chiefs, Ravens, Steelers and Bills have around 25-30 staffers responsible for evaluating talent in the draft and free agency.