The Cincinnati Bengals are quickly becoming a One Trick Pony

The Cincinnati Bengals are evolving into the kind of team that is predictable and single-dimensional. In today’s NFL, that can be the kiss of death for an 0-3 team looking for a way to win.

With a Week 3 loss at the now 3-0 Buffalo Bills, an interesting trend is beginning to develop for the 0-3 Cincinnati Bengals. First, I think it’s fair to say that the close loss at Seattle was the 2019 outlier for this team. Since you can make a fair and measured argument that Cincinnati has slid a bit, looking at 13 games still, to come, that’s significant.

Second, is the trend of big plays. The Bengals make them. It’s nice, but it is also is a sign that they aren’t a team capable of a time-consuming…