The good news is that after racing out to a 21-0 lead over the Baltimore Ravens, the Cincinnati Bengals hung on for a 34-23 win that elevated them to 2-0 and first place in the AFC North.
The bad news is that after racing out to a 21-0 lead, the Bengals had to hold on for a 34-23 win over the Ravens—a game in which Cincinnati narrowly averted yet another prime-time collapse.
A contest that started out looking like a party in the Queen City ended as a stark reminder that we can't trust these Bengals as legitimate division contenders.