It was far from the best win in Cincinnati Bearcats history, but it was still a win.

Deep breaths, ya’ll. Deep. Breaths.

For nearly 30 minutes of game time last night, the Cincinnati Bearcats looked like they were going to find a way to outdo the disappointment of last season, falling behind early to FCS foe Tennessee-Martin. However, they managed to salvage the day and earn a 28-7 win. Here are the biggest takeaways from said win, even if it felt more like a loss.

The defense did enough

As with any of the positives from this game, this needs to be taken with a moon-sized grain of salt, but the defense looked pretty good against the Skyhawks.