The Bengals special teams didn’t even give Carson Palmer and the Cincinnati offense a chance to take the field in the closing minutes against Seattle, resulting in another winnable game to slip through their hands. In the final two minutes, the three-ring circus that is the Bengals’ defense failed to get a crucial stop and gave up their 927th touchdown pass in 3 games. Meanwhile the “run first, use strategy later” return team managed to cough up the ball at the worst possible time. The only thing missing was the Benny Hill music.

With this loss, the Bengals will go into the by week 1-3 (I give the Bengals D no chance at stopping New England). Another 8-8 year? Maybe if we’re lucky.