After a shocking run to the AFC North and AFC Titles, with a narrow Super Bowl loss, the Bengals’ hopes as a franchise entering 2022 couldn’t have been much higher. A discouraging week 1 loss, with Joe Burrow rusty off a busted appendix/stunted offseason was a bummer, but did little to dissuade the excitement of the fanbase. When week 2 came to a close, that changed. The Bengals won a lot in 2021, but they were flawed. The offense was talented but inefficient, far too dependent on high-variance explosives. Ranking just 11th in the NFL total Expected Points Added (EPA) per play, behind the likes of New England and Arizona in 2021, it was clear the Bengals were frankly a bit lucky to achieve what they did the previous season.
Bengals Full Season Film Review
