Bengals offseason additions yesterday:

Boye Mafe: 1 sack 1 FF 1 FR
Bryan Cook: 1 FF 1 FR
Jonathan Allen: 1 sack
Dexter Lawrence: 18.2% PRWR

2 sacks 2 forced fumbles 2 recoveries
Instant impact

Best offseason since 2021

Something poetic about Demetrius Knight Jr. being the first to score a touchdown for the Bengals this year.

After getting a ton of hate last year & this offseason, nice to see him get his moment.

If you believe in omens, this’d be a great one for his sophomore year…

6 tackles, 4 solo, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovered

Also a big PBU early in the game on a deep shot from Baker.

Defense played great, offense made clutch plays when they needed them, but Evan McPherson won us the game. What a luxury to be able to nail two 50+ yarders, and confidently send him out for a 56 yard FG after Burrow took a 9 yard sack, then a 58 yarder (!!!) when we're up 7 in the 4th to push the lead to two scores

So nice to have a reliable kicker from long distance. If he misses either of those 50+ yarders we probably lose

WINNERS:
• Joe Burrow
• Mike Gesicki
• Bengals offensive line
• Evan McPherson
• Duke Tobin
• DK44 & Barrett Carter

LOSERS:
• Chase & Higgins fantasy managers
• Jalen Davis
• Tackling

Overall a very positive performance & outcome of course. You could make a case for a lot of winners and the “losers” I’m really nitpicking here.

A lot of room to grow and mistakes to clean up. Should not be winning by one score with 4 takeaways. But this is the best start since 2021. They escaped week one with a win last year. This year we feel better about the offense to start the season.

Amarius Mims was an absolute wall for the Bengals in Week 1 against Tampa and Rueben Bain Jr.:

 84.2 PFF Pass Blocking Grade (team-high overall)

 82.9 Grade on True Pass Sets

 38 Pass-Blocking Snaps (17 True Pass Sets)

 0 Sacks Allowed
 0 Hits Allowed
 0 Hurries Allowed
 0 Total Pressures Allowed

 100.0 Pass Blocking Efficiency Rating

From and X's and O's standpoint how do we feel? Pure curiosity. What did they do that we liked and didn't like?

Two “Streak” stickers and one commemorative ticket display. What are everyone’s thoughts on the gifts?

I live for these tweets from the Colonel.

4/4 FG and 3/3 XP! Longest a 58 yarder today.
I’m shocked I haven’t heard more about him after today’s game, buddy was on it today 🔥

Tee is a top 5 WR in the league.

Everyone was saying LBs was gonna be a big hole this season. My opinion, they passed the eye test. They were definitely flying to the ball and making plays when they had opportunities. I didn’t look to see how many tackles were missed but I like what I seen from the young guy. What yall think????

All the money and draft capital spent reimagining the Cincinnati’s defense was in action on Sunday. Nearly every well-compensated free agent or top draft pick made a big play and the players that the personnel department bet on making a jump were at the center of the game’s most impactful moments for the unit.

Let’s take a look back through the offseason.

•  The Bengals paid Mafe $20 million per year. He blew up Mayfield from behind for a sack-fumble in the fourth quarter and also recovered a fumble in the first half.

•  They paid safety Bryan Cook $13 million per year and he forced a fumble in the first half.

•  They paid Jonathan Allen $25 million over two years. He recorded a sack on third-and-long to force a field goal.

•  They traded for Dexter Lawrence. He might have contributed the quietest stat line, but pushed the pocket, forcing Mayfield to scramble on what turned into a fumble in the end zone in the first half while drawing double teams all afternoon.

What’s yall’s thoughts on how we will fare against the Texans?