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Bass: Bengals ‘blindsided’ us into ‘pain,’ ‘panicking’ ... for now

A longtime friend and lifetime Bengals fan texted me Monday morning.

“Happy Birthday, Mike!” he wrote. “Bengals didn’t give you much of a present yesterday.”

He was right. Losing to Dallas was a bummer.

I made Monday better. I spent it virtually with you.

We all have to deal with 0-2 in The Season of High Expectations. I did by tweeting Monday morning and asking how you as Bengals fans are handling 0-2. I want us to deal with this together, just as we experienced the Super Bowl season. This was my birthday wish.

The players can turn to each other and their coach to help them get through 0-2.