Tuesday Trenches: About as feel good as a loss can get

I woke up Sunday morning and felt great. I even called a friend and asked how he felt about the upcoming Cincinnati Bengals game against the Chiefs. He said he didn’t think we’d win, but the Bengals would look better than they did the week before.

I said I thought we’d win.

In the end, he was right. I was wrong.

I woke up on Monday morning.

And, I felt great.

Yes, the Bengals lost by one point to the Chiefs.

Yes, the Bengals are starting again at 0-2.

But....

I saw a Bengals team that is nowhere near full strength lose by one point to the Chiefs, a team who won the last two Super Bowls, beat the Ravens in Week 1, and are heavy favorites to be the team to beat at the end of the season.

The Bengals…