3 winners (and 3 losers) from Bengals Week 5 debacle vs. Lions

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning (6) reacts to a false start penalty in the second quarter of the NFL Week 5 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Detroit Lions at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesAll the positivity from the Cincinnati Bengals' 2-0 start to the 2025 season officially evaporated on Sunday, as they lost at home to the Detroit Lions to 37-24 to drop their third straight game. Wasn't as close as the final score indicates, either.

Some credit goes to the defense for at least trying to put up a decent fight whilst Zac Taylor's so-called offensive system did its best to…