The Cincinnati Bengals fell well short of the mark in what we called a proven game, a measuring stick game.

Well, they failed that test in a bad way.

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I'm your host, Jake Liscoe. He's your host, James Rupin.

We come to you after a tough game for the Cincinnati Bengals in which they failed a test.

We were hoping to see them pass and hoping to see a game go very differently than we saw today.

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$20 with promo code locked on NFL. James, we got a promising start from the Cincinnati Bengals,

getting out to a 10 to 3 lead before things really spiraled out of control. They had a 10-minute

opening drive to the game, scoring a touchdown. But then, boy, was it bad pretty quickly thereafter.

What are your big takeaways after watching the Bengals get trounced and drop to 0 and 4 at home?

Well, first things first, they outplayed the Eagles in the first half,

and they were tied 10 to 10.

And that just can't happen when you outplay this team that we talked about had a ton of talent.

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