Theoretically, the Cincinnati Bengals’ regular season could have ended with a Joe Burrow touchdown throw, or Joe Mixon running out the clock. More realistically, it could have ended with A.J. Green tying the franchise’s all-time touchdown record, or with Tee Higgins becoming the best statistical rookie wide receiver in Bengals’ history.
Cincinnati could have even ended the regular season on a three-game winning streak and kept the Baltimore Ravens out of the playoffs. Instead, with most of the Bengals’ best players injured, Cincinnati lost 38-3 to Baltimore to finish the regular season 4-11-1.
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"I don't question the effort," head coach Zac Taylor said.