Looking to score a feel-good win and end their losing skid, the Bengals were whipped by the Cowboys in Andy Dalton’s return to Cincinnati on Sunday.
30-7 would suggest Dallas dominated the game and were never in danger of losing. However, you wouldn’t think the margin would have been so bad looking at the box score.
The Bengals actually finished the game with more first downs (18 to 16), total yards (309 to 272), 3rd-down conversions (9/16 compared to 5/11 for Dallas), and won the time of possession battle by almost 10 minutes (34:41 to 25:19).