OK, reaction is still filtering out in the wake of the Bengals’ loss to the Broncos, and at Bengals.com Geoff Hobson gives us this:
“I’ve never felt like this,” said Bengals running back Brian Leonard . “It’s like getting beat on a blooper. A blooper play.”
There was shock and disbelief more than anger and outrage after the Broncos stole the heart out of the Bengals and Opening Day with 11 seconds left Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.
Nearly an hour after Bengals cornerback Leon Hall tipped a pass in the air on the sideline at about the Bengals 35 and it somehow found Denver wide receiver Brandon Stokley at about the 43 running away from the secondary for a numbing 12-7 Cincinnati loss, Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers could only say, “I still don’t believe it happened. I mean, that’s something you see on Saturdays in college. That’s something you see and you think that can never happen to you.”
Years ago, former head coach Dick LeBeau quipped that the team had “won everywhere but the scoreboard,” referring to gaining more yards and turnovers and sacks and whatnot, but not recording the victory.
I think I speak for many Bengals fans when I say, I don’t want to hear about “bloopers.” This game wasn’t lost on a blooper. It was lost because our offense took more than 59 minutes to put a single freaking point on the board.
There’s only one thing Bengals fans want right now: a win in Green Bay next week. Get that and maybe then I’ll talk entertain talk about “bloopers.”
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