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If Saturday night was barometer to see how the Bengals’ defense stacks up against elite offenses, the reading was low.
Patrick Mahomes made easy work of a Cincinnati defense missing key cogs like Geno Atkins and William Jackson III. There was hardly any defensive resistance. Mahomes was 4-of-4 passing for 66 yards, resulting in a 118.8 passer rating. One of his passes was the best throw of the evening, a 36-yard ball that was on a rope to tight end Travis Kelce. The quick and easy touchdown-drive was done in seven plays and covered 83 yards in a span of 3 minutes in 47 seconds.