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If you miss yesterday's podcast, a postgame edition

of the Lacton Bengals

podcast. I recap the

Bengals 31-21 loss

to the Panthers. You heard from

Dave Lapham. You heard from Dan

Horde. You heard from A.J. Green on his injury

in the locker room and so much more to go.

Check that out. But we do this

every single week with Joe Goodberry of The Athletic.

It's our weekly Bengals Film Review.

Make sure you check out Joe's work for The Athletic and follow him on Twitter at Joe Goodberry,

and he is on with us now.

Joe, a lot to dive into. Thanks for coming on, as always. A lot to dive into in this game, and we're going to get the AJ Green and John Ross and Tyler Boyd's success and the good and bad.

But the thing that stood out most to me, and the biggest reason why I think the Bengals are

two and one right now and not three and oh, is because the Carolina Panthers, that run pass

option offense with Christian McCaffrey obviously leading the

charge and Cam Newton leading the charge. It kept the Bengals off balance all day and the absence

of Vantes Burfect was so noticeable on Sunday versus the first two games of the year. I think it was

such a huge loss. And then also not having Preston Brown out there, I know he's not the greatest linebacker in the year. I think it was such a huge loss. And then also not having Preston Brown out there.

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