Join me on this 40 minute deep dive of the collapse of the Marvin Lewis regime and the subsequent resurrection into the Zac Taylor era.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Trouble in the Jungle
3:10 Meltdown
10:17 Unraveling
21:11 The Resurrection
31:51 Aftermath
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It's a shame with little national media attention and a small fan base how oblivious the majority of NFL fans don't know how much the Bengals has affected the league. West Coast Offense, 12 men in the huddle, no huddle offense, Issac Curtis rule, crack back blocks are illegal, can't dive into a defensive linemans legs while engaged with a blocker, can't hit a QBs leg below the knee, zone blitz
Mahomes 11-3, Rogers 11-10, Wilson 9-7, Burrow 5-2, Stafford 4-3, and Garoppolo 4-2 for current winning playoff QBs. Burrow is one of the few that has a winning playoff record in the league. Bodes well for him and the Bengals.
Incredible video! Really liked the commentary and use of words
Funny that Ju Ju got a ring before Cincy. I believe with NE that his playoff days are over.
great video dude, after my sub you’re at 997, so congrats on 1000 by the morning!
I remember watching that Bengals Steelers playoff game as a freshman in high school. Just came back from a high school basketball game and went over to my neighbors, who are Steelers fans btw, who were holding a watch party. I remember us losing and I felt disappointed but I shook hands with my friends who were Steelers fans and congratulated them. I remember watching the Bengals-Steelers game in that 2020-21 season amidst the pandemic. Watched until the end and realized we finally broke the Steelers long win streak against us with that win. I'm proud to be a Bengals fan once again.
I joined when they added Benjarvus Green-Ellis. In 2015 right before that play in the playoffs…I said “all we gotta do now is not fumble” I blame myself for the outcome of that game. Then it was the dark days…Joe was my savior.
Who would've guessed that "moment" was a dirty hit by a dirty Bengals defense 😅
You forgot to mention A.J Green in the aftermath. He would go on to retire as a Cardinal along side J.J Watt and sadly finish his career with no playoff wins.
Bangles fan from L.A. here hahah outside of Cincinnati there aren’t many of us ESPECIALLY not in L.A. hahah so it refreshing to see some when you do see them 😍😍😍😍 love the video man.
Great video. Besides the blank black screens during transitions. Thought the video froze and I only had audio😂
Juju was so cringe that year with his tikitok vids happy he got blown away and gtfo of pitts
Bengals won’t be good until they have a ring lmao
the bengals are always going to be the little brother of the afc north
You know, that dolphins game against the bengals made me realize. There was also a game that turned the dolphins around, and that game was the game right the bengals win, week 17 against the patriots at their home
I could've sworn the Finley smile pic happened after one of his big scrambles
Just shows that the Bengals were still the same cheapshotters they were with Berrfict. They're showing support for a man that should have been thrown out of the league, not just given season long suspension after suspension
I actually think about this specific game and vonn bell a lot. For a long long time my favorite bengals play of all time was vonn bells hitstick.
as others have said, the AFC north is the hood of the nfl
Not even a bengals fan but this was so entertaining!!
No rings
I love how the ending feels like the end of a comedy movie where you get to see what happens to the characters after the end of the movie. Love it!!
29:42 that was a different play
As a diehard Bengals fan, this was awesome… My dad and I have lived the pain our whole lives. Watching the Steelers have multiple coaches and sideline violations and taking the game in 2015 was one of the worst moments of my childhood. In 2020 my dad saw something special and decided to get us season tickets the next year. He saw something special indeed. What a magical run to the Superbowl it was for us, and even though we fell short, and then again this year too, being there every step of the way was a dream for us. This is all we've wanted.
We were so bad two years in a row that I just refused to watch the Bengals-Steelers game because I knew how it would end. Then I saw they were up 10-0, so I went a head and turned it on and had so much fun watching that game. It really felt like a turning point for the team. Ryan Finley couldn’t throw the ball 10 yards but goddamn he balled out that game. Legend
Next, tell the story of how the NFL changed the hurry up offense rules so the Bengals didn't win a SB… 🙄😒
The Bengals have been good for a while under Lewis. But what always defined those teams was their hatred for the Steelers.
Now they are simply good because they're just good. Be proud of yourselves, Bengals. You reached the big time.
Finley smiling after the hit had me dying 😂
I’m a Steelers fan, I’m never reliving that 2020 season again, good vid tho