Opening drives vs Burrow

[Mikie2times]

I highlighted this in the past, it will be interesting to see if anything changes. In his career so far, Burrow is 17 for 17, 182 yards, and 3 TD’s on opening drives vs the Bills. Obviously the Hamlin game never went official and the stats didn’t count, but we still know what happened. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

4 minutes ago, Mikie2times said:

I highlighted this in the past, it will be interesting to see if anything changes. In his career so far, Burrow is 17 for 17, 182 yards, and 3 TD’s on opening drives vs the Bills. Obviously the Hamlin game never went official and the stats didn’t count, but we still know what happened. 

This is nuts. Might as well onsides Kick it.

[Casey D]

This is kind of silly isn't it.  Last game was over two years ago at Cincinnati.  Game was 21-7 at halftime.  Bengals scored three points in second half in 24-18 win.  Really different teams now.

 

People are scarred from the 2022 playoff game (in January 2023) at home.  Bills were emotionally spent after all the weather issues that year and, of course, what happened to Hamlin.  And after the game Burrow was smoking cigars and acting like an a-hole, so the PTSD is understandable.  Hopefully players that were on the team then remember.  But this Bengals defense is a shadow of what it was two years ago, and none of this is predictive of what will happen Sunday IMO.  But I could be wrong. 😎 

Edited 5 minutes ago by Casey D

[Mikie2times]

3 minutes ago, Casey D said:

This is kind of silly isn't it.  Last game was over two years ago at Cincinnati.  Game was 21-7 at halftime.  Bengals scored three points in second half in 24-18 win.  Really different teams now.

 

People are scarred from the 2022 playoff game (in January 2023  at home.  Bills were emotionally spent after all the weather issues that year and, of course, what happened to Hamlin.  And after the game Burrow was smoking cigars and acting like an a-hole, so the PTSD is understandable.  Hopefully players that were on the team then remember.  But this Bengals defense is a shadow of what it was two years ago, and none of this is predictive of what will happen Sunday IMO.  But I could be wrong. 😎 

It’s not a prediction post, the Bengals are certainly different. I don’t think the Bengals offense is materially worse and despite a week to prepare for all three games, we couldn’t force an incomplete pass. So yes, it will be interesting to see how the first drive goes from my perspective. 

[Augie]

7 minutes ago, Casey D said:

This is kind of silly isn't it.  Last game was over two years ago at Cincinnati.  Game was 21-7 at halftime.  Bengals scored three points in second half in 24-18 win.  Really different teams now.

 

People are scarred from the 2022 playoff game (in January 2023  at home.  Bills were emotionally spent after all the weather issues that year and, of course, what happened to Hamlin.  And after the game Burrow was smoking cigars and acting like an a-hole, so the PTSD is understandable.  Hopefully players that were on the team then remember.  But this Bengals defense is a shadow of what it was two years ago, and none of this is predictive of what will happen Sunday IMO.  But I could be wrong. 😎 

 

I remember that. It was the last time the Bengals made the playoffs. Anything might happen this weekend, but it will have nothing to do with what happened a few years ago. I’m not seeking gloom and doom, I’ll just wait and watch the game.