Tuesday Trenches: Which sport do you would like you would watch once more for the primary time?
Right here we sit. We’re into June and the Cincinnati Bengals proceed their manner by OTAs with out their solely constant move rusher and with out their first-round choose. We’re not going to speak about it as a result of there isn’t a lot of a degree, and there gained’t be new information till there may be.
So how about one thing joyful?
When you may return in time and watch ANY Bengals sport once more for the very first time, which might you select? There are quite a bit to select from.
The straightforward reply, I believe, could be to return and benefit from the 2022 AFC Championship sport, the place the Bengals punched their ticket to Tremendous Bowl LVI by defeating the Chiefs in extra time in Kansas Metropolis.
One other one could be their win over the Raiders within the jungle just some weeks earlier, which was their first win within the playoffs in over 30 years. That nearly appears extra joyous of an event after I look again on it.
There are some older ones.
How about when Carson Palmer and Chad Johnson led the Bengals to an amazing 41-17 rout over the Lions in Detroit to win the division for the primary time since 1990? I lived in Buffalo on the time, however I do not forget that sport effectively, and having fun with it now once more could be superb.
Talking of Buffalo, there’s the 2023 AFC Divisional spherical sport within the snow towards the Payments. The Bengals gained that sport 27-10 and dominated in such a manner the rating truly appears nearer than the sport was.
The 2015 season was particular by the primary three quarters. Andy Dalton was near surgical, and was legitimately in MVP conversations till his harm in Week 14. The season took a foul flip there, they usually suffered an absolute meltdown towards the Steelers within the playoffs, however don’t you do not forget that sport towards the Seahawks earlier within the season? Dalton led the Bengals again from a 24-7 deficit in fourth quarter to win 27-24 in OT towards the Legion of Increase.
There are even older video games. In fact, there’s the Freezer Bowl, or the playoff wins from the Ken Anderson and Boomer Esiason-led groups. I wasn’t round for the previous, and I barely bear in mind the latter.
Hopefully, if this query is requested once more in an early June a couple of years from now sooner or later, we are able to all say, “when Joe Burrow and the Bengals beat so-and-so within the Tremendous Bowl.”
It looks like the primary time
Feels just like the very first time
It looks like the primary time
It feels just like the very first time
