Take your very worst-case scenario for the Cincinnati Bengals’ season opener against the Cleveland Browns. And then pile some more brown on there. And you still wouldn’t have the toilet-busting mess we saw today.
But these are Joe Burrow’s Bengals. A team whose season ended in disappointment last year when they didn’t win it all.
Yes, Super Bowl wins are now the standard.
Plus, Cincinnati is in familiar territory after falling 0-1. Last year, the Bengals started 0-2 before ripping off nine straight wins, only to fall just short against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.