Andrew Whitworth makes it painfully clear what the Bengals are missing

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORKWhen I used to be Mo Egger’s producer at 700WLW, there was one show we did prior to the 2021 season where he made a bold prediction. Mo said that if the Bengals had a top-20 defense in 2021, they would finish with a winning record.

Well, we all know what happened in 2021.

The Bengals finished both 17th in scoring and 18th in yards allowed on defense in 2021, the year they went to Super Bowl LVI. In 2022, the Bengals were sixth in scoring and 16th in yards allowed on defense en route to playing in the AFC Championship.

Last year, they were 21st and 31st in scoring and yards allowed, respectively. This season, they are 28th and 24th in the respective…