Ladies and gentlemen, sound the alarm, because the Cincinnati Bengals are 1-0 for the first time since 2021 after an ugly win (to say the least) over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.
The offense was horrid and struggled to find any momentum after the first few drives, and was almost nonexistent in the second half.
After all the offseason chatter, the Bengals defense answered the call and made some massive plays down the stretch to lock down a week 1 win.
The Bengals defense struggled last season but flipped the script this weekend and came up with two massive interceptions to seal a victory over a division rival, on the road.
To no surprise, the Bengals offense is now getting grilled for their week 1 performance, but those who watch Cincinnati understand the offense is never good in Cleveland.
ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky understands this and is actually ‘ecstatic’ about the Bengals’ week 1 performance because the defense showed up big time.
“I’m ecstatic if I am the Bengals. I feel so much better if I’m Cincinnati than I did going into it. Their defense looked so much better,” Orloskvy stated.
The ESPN Analyst defended the Bengals for the lackluster offensive performance because it was long overdue for the defense to take care of business.
The offense will get it together, as always, so there should be no reason to sound the alarm for that unit.