Game Thread: Bengals vs. Oakland - Playoffs? Playoffs!

[cincygrad]

Feeling a little like Charlie Brown heading for that football today. Please, please, please be the day we put an end to this streak.

On paper, the Bengals should win. Too many weapons and a healthy D (all 11 starters from opening day). The way to beat the Bengals is to force them into mistakes and make them turn the ball over. The Raiders have only 15 takeaways all season and are -9 for the year. If that trend holds, the Bengals should win and cover.

What you got?

 

[FakeBelieve]

Bengals at home.

​

Burrow is a champ. Maxx Crosby might get him a couple times and knock down a pass or two but he’ll figure it out. The Bengals are a better team playing at home. You got this.

 

[alf8478]

I can’t believe I didn’t realize the date of today’s game was January 15, which is one of the worst calendar days of my life, lots of bad things happened to me on this date.

So, Raiders I guess.

Sorry guys. This one’s on me.

 

[futballiscool]

Better team. Better QB. At home. Healthy and well rested. Favorable weather conditions...

I'm not superstitious but if they lose one I'm willing to entertain the prospect that there is in fact a jinx on them

 

[jbuck]

 

[jbuck]

HOW ARE YOU 5 GUYS DOING ON THIS FINE DAY?

 

[alf8478]

View attachment 286755

I’m not good at interpreting art. What am I looking at

 

[alf8478]

HOW ARE YOU 5 GUYS DOING ON THIS FINE DAY?

Oh ya know, just another Normal, stress free Saturday.

 

[BKBroiler9000]

I’m actually confident about this game. Which is likely the kiss of death.

Fitting that the Bengals playoff curse starts and ends with the Raiders. The stuff 30 for 30 is made of.

 

[alf8478]

Kickoff time. see you guys on the other side.

 

[DanBengalfan]

touchdown

 

[DanBengalfan]

fumblia, fumbleruski

field goalio

I am field goalio, I need tp, tp for my bunghole

 

[DanBengalfan]

legatron

 

[DanBengalfan]

Joe with a basketball style TD pass to boyd.

 

[DanBengalfan]

the folks on reddit are crying every time we don't score a TD, lol

 

[futballiscool]

Joe with a basketball style TD pass to boyd.

I'll take it but the refs blew the whistle and the defenders stopped

 

[alf8478]

the folks on reddit are crying every time we don't score a TD, lol

So am i

 

[DanBengalfan]

I'll take it but the refs blew the whistle and the defenders stopped

after all the times I've seen the bengals get jipped, I'll take a TD where the dumb ref should not have blown the whistle.

 

[futballiscool]

after all the times I've seen the bengals get jipped, I'll take a TD where the dumb ref should not have blown the whistle.

Tbh when I watched the replay it wasn't nearly as bad I thought. The whistle was too late to have had any effect on the play imo.

 

[DanBengalfan]

one of the refs I think had some drinks before the game