The narrative that the Bengals’ run to the AFC Championship was a fluke just took a big hit. Cincinnati went in to Tennessee and took the Titans down by beating them at their own game. That’s a great sign for a team looking to gear up for another deep playoff run.
So let’s get right into what we learned...
The run defense is back
In D.J. Reader’s second game back from injury, the run defense picked up where it left off last postseason, stifling Derrick Henry and holding him to 38 yards on 17 carries for an average of 2.