As A.J. Green so bluntly put it in his press conference Thursday, it’s unbelievable that we’re even here, previewing an actual NFL football game amidst a pandemic. It took a minute to register this week when I realized that we’re back to producing game-week content again. Like how is this even allowed?
Looking past the bigger picture, the Cincinnati Bengals aren’t just playing football this Sunday, they’re home underdogs to a team that missed the playoffs last year. It’s just the first step in a (hopefully) 16-week long journey back to relevancy for a franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs in half a decade.