{"id":387447,"date":"2025-09-22T07:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/387447\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T07:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:40:11","slug":"bengals-news-9-21-the-blame-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/387447\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals News (9\/21): The Blame Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bengals News<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bengals.com\/news\/postgame-quick-hits-bengals-vikings-zac-taylor-kris-jenkins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Postgame Quick Hits | Turnovers Name of the Game in Loss to Vikings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Postgame Quick Hits | Turnovers Name of the Game in Loss to Vikings<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A look at the Bengals\u2019 loss to the Vikings here Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The very key that helped the Bengals win their first two games created their worst loss in franchise history<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Every football coach who\u2019s ever lived has mentioned winning the turnover battle as one of the keys to victory, if not THE key to victory.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bengals\/fluke-or-foreshadowing-bengals-have-time-but-not-much-to-prove-blowout-loss-to-vikings-isn-t-who-they-are-01k5qbw71r9n\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fluke or Foreshadowing? Bengals Have Time, But Not Much, To Prove Blowout Loss to Vikings Isn\u2019t Who They Are;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fluke or Foreshadowing? Bengals Have Time, But Not Much, To Prove Blowout Loss to Vikings Isn\u2019t Who They Are<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It is factually accurate to say Sunday\u2019s 48-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings was the worst loss in\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnati.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2025\/09\/21\/bengals-offense-rushing-stats-offense\/86284856007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z117160p119750c119750e002600v117160b0054xxd005465&amp;gca-ft=127&amp;gca-ds=sophi&amp;sltsgmt=0154_E\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Bengals have the worst run game in the NFL. Who should be blamed for the issues?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Bengals have the worst run game in the NFL. Who should be blamed for the issues?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0have a multitude of problems at the moment, but one proved to be bigger than all in the\u00a048-10 loss\u00a0to the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0and that\u2019s their inability to run the football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2025\/09\/21\/bengals-injury-updates-key-players-suffer-setbacks-vikings\/86282731007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals injury updates: 3 key players suffer setbacks vs. Vikings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bengals injury updates: 3 key players suffer setbacks vs. Vikings<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0got walloped 48-10 by the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, good for the worst loss in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stripehype.com\/vikings-proved-why-doubts-about-zac-taylor-continue-increase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vikings just proved why doubts about Zac Taylor continue to increase;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vikings just proved why doubts about Zac Taylor continue to increase<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Cincinnati Bengals have a lot to answer for after Sunday\u2019s 48-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis, and in situations like this, the buck often stops at the head coach.<\/p>\n<p>NFL News<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/2025-nfl-week-3-takeaways-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-14-games\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL Week 3 takeaways: What We Learned from Sunday\u2019s 14 games;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL Week 3 takeaways: What We Learned from Sunday\u2019s 14 games<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Around The NFL breaks down what you need to know from Sunday\u2019s action in Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nfl\/baker-mayfield-doesnt-hold-back-about-beating-jets-a-lot-stuff-personal-today\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baker Mayfield Doesn\u2019t Hold Back About Beating Jets: \u2018A Lot of Stuff was Personal Today\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Baker Mayfield Doesn\u2019t Hold Back About Beating Jets: \u2018A Lot of Stuff was Personal Today\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Baker Mayfield\u2019s\u00a0heroics on Sunday saved the\u00a0Buccaneers\u00a0from disaster in a 29-27 home win over the\u00a0Jets, a victory the quarterback said meant far more than adding a plus-one to the win column.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46335534\/nfl-week-3-overreactions-surprises-takeaways-daniel-jones-kirk-cousins-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 3 games;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 3 games<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sure, quarterback\u00a0Daniel Jones\u00a0looked good in the Colts\u2019 season-opening win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/nfl-week-3-winners-losers-highlights-bengals-falcons-crash-at-qb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 NFL Week 3 winners and losers: Jerry Jones\u2019 Cowboys have big issues; Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams deliver;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2025 NFL Week 3 winners and losers: Jerry Jones\u2019 Cowboys have big issues; Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams deliver<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Identifying some of the best (and worst) performers of Sunday\u2019s NFL action<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/calls-mount-for-giants-to-fire-hc-brian-daboll-as-fans-lose-patience-following-new-yorks-week-3-loss-vs-chiefs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Calls Mount For Giants to \u2018Fire\u2019 HC Brian Daboll As Fans Lose Patience Following New York\u2019s Week 3 Loss vs. Chiefs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Calls Mount For Giants to \u2018Fire\u2019 HC Brian Daboll As Fans Lose Patience Following New York\u2019s Week 3 Loss vs. Chiefs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0are in free fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bengals News Postgame Quick Hits | Turnovers Name of the Game in Loss to Vikings A look at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2073],"tags":[1842,228,2005,2772,7,7504,226,233,259,2529,56,6,234],"class_list":{"0":"post-387447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-vikings","8":"tag-baker-mayfield","9":"tag-bengals","10":"tag-colts","11":"tag-daniel-jones","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-football-coach","14":"tag-jets","15":"tag-minnesota","16":"tag-minnesota-vikings","17":"tag-minnesotavikings","18":"tag-new-york-giants","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-vikings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115246820922623190","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}