Matt’s Take – Cincinnati Bengals Beat The…mselves

That title should be stating “Cincinnati Bengals Beat The Chiefs, but once again, Zac Taylor’s roster has found a way to be 0-2 to begin the season.  This loss would’ve hurt a little bit less if Cincinnati would’ve handled business against a poor Patriots team, but this team must like playing with their backs against the wall.  This is now the third straight season with an 0-2 start, including missing the playoffs last season and an appearance in the AFC Championship in 2022.  Is Cincinnati capable of coming back from this?  Of course they are, but the slow start certainly doesn’t help.  With the Commanders on Monday Night Football this week and the Panthers to follow, Cincinnati needs to be 2-2 before taking on the Ravens on October 6th.  Enough about the future though, let’s dive into the positives and negatives from yesterday’s loss with the Chiefs:PositivesCincinnati held Travis Kelce to 1 reception for 5 yards.  What a performance throughout all 4 quarters against the best tight end in the league. Mahomes was held to 151 yards and 2 interceptions.  Cincinnati pressured him and forced him to make bad decisions repeatedly.   Joe Burrow looked way better than he did in...