Cincy Jungle · Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Trenches: Edge of a knife
Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThis is what needed to happen on Monday Night Football in Week 3:
The Cincinnati Bengals, their backs against the wall, came out and played well on both sides of the ball, defeated a surprisingly tough Commanders team in a shootout, and got their first notch in the win column, taking their first step in the right direction in 2024.
This is what did happen:
The Cincinnati Bengals got thoroughly dominated by a less-talented team led by a less-experienced quarterback and are now 0-3 and face the daunting task of being the first team since 2018 and the seventh team since the merger to get to the playoffs after starting 0-3.
