Do Toothless Offenses Like The Bengals Ever Recover?

[|Bunghole|]

Yet another grim article about our boys in orange and black from ESPN. The hits just keep coming. This Green Bay game is looming so large for Dalton it's like a black hole, hopefully it doesn't consume the light of the Bengals talent.

 

Discuss.

 

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/do-toothless-offenses-like-the-bengals-ever-recover/?addata=espn:frontpage

[|Bunghole|]

Relevant stats:

 

Teams that started like the Bengals didn’t rebound well

How the 22 past teams that didn’t score an offensive touchdown in Weeks 1 and 2 fared over the rest of the season, compared to the season prior

		AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME
YEAR	TEAM	FULL YEAR	GAMES 1-2	REST OF YEAR	PRIOR YEAR	DIFF
2016	LAR	14.0	4.5	15.4	17.5	-2.1
2006	OAK	10.5	3.0	11.6	18.1	-6.5
2006	TAM	13.2	1.5	14.9	18.8	-3.9
2004	TAM	18.8	8.0	20.3	18.8	+1.5
2001	SEA	20.0	6.0	22.0	21.1	+0.9
2001	WAS	16.0	1.5	18.1	17.6	+0.5
2000	DET	19.2	14.5	19.9	20.1	-0.2
1997	IND	19.6	8.0	21.3	19.8	+1.5
1996	TAM	13.8	4.5	15.1	14.9	+0.2
1990	NOR	17.1	7.5	18.5	18.8	-0.3
1990	PIT	18.3	11.5	19.3	16.6	+2.7
1988	CLE	19.0	4.5	21.1	26.0	-4.9
1985	BUF	12.5	6.0	13.4	15.6	-2.2
1985	PHI	17.9	3.0	20.0	17.4	+2.6
1982	KAN	19.6	14.0	21.2	21.4	-0.2
1978	BAL	14.9	0.0	17.0	21.1	-4.1
1977	TAM	7.4	3.0	8.1	8.9	-0.8
1977	BUF	11.4	3.0	12.8	17.5	-4.7
1975	NOR	11.8	1.5	13.5	11.9	+1.6
1974	PHI	17.3	8.0	18.9	22.1	-3.3
1973	OAK	22.9	14.0	24.4	26.1	-1.7
1970	NOR	12.3	1.5	14.1	22.2	-8.1

Excluding the 1976 Tampa Bay team, which was in its first year as a franchise

[T-Dub]

58 minutes ago, Bunghole said:

Yet another grim article about our boys in orange and black from ESPN. The hits just keep coming.

 

Good.  The only time this team seems to show up consistently is when everyone has written them off.  A problem in itself, sure, but one for another day.  Just score a damn TD and we can go from there.

[Marlon23]

The Cincinnati Bengals, must come out ready to prove that they belong in the NFL after this week of badgering.  I think they will come out and make a competitive game, and actually pull off a victory.   "A Little Homer in there Yes, but still"

[Bleeds Orange]

it's 11:30pm and I'm too tired to read the article or digest any stats, but I will say that whenever a team seems hopeless, I'm reminded of the 1989 Pittsburgh Stealers.  They were outscored 92-10 in their first two games but then ended up making the playoffs. (Man, I hate saying anything positive about that franchise.  Let's focus on the fact that they were outscored 92-10.)

[|schotzee|]

Never. My prediction is our offense won't score a TD all year.  

[thezerawkid]

Not for nothing, but 538 had Hillary at like an 85% lock to win the presidency right before the election. 

 

[fredtoast]

2000 Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens went 5 straight games without scoring a single TD.

 

Not the first 5 games of the season, but still that is pretty amazing.

[fredtoast]

Check the history books for this one.

 

"Has any NFL QB ever posted a single digit passer rating in one game and a 140+ passer rating the very next game?"

[fredtoast]

But here is the best one ever.

 

In 1997 Barry sanders rushed for over 2000 yards and averaged 6.1 yards per carry.  Here are his totals through the first two games of that season.....25 carries for 53 yards.