The Cincinnati Bengals are now 5-6. This isn’t where anyone in the building or the fan base expected to be this season.
They were coming off back-to-back deep playoff runs, but this was the first season where we had to see the front office make some difficult decisions about who to keep and let go.
Even then, this team shouldn’t be here.
Many will use the excuse of quarterback Joe Burrows's health. He started off the season playing through a calf injury that greatly hindered him, and then his season came to an end in Week 11 wish a wrist injury.