Sure, the Detroit Lions are probably the best team that the Cincinnati Bengals will have played through five weeks this season, but it can't get worse, right?

Right?

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I'm your host, Jake Liscoe.

He's your host, James Rapine.

We've been covering your Cincinnati Bengals here on Lockdown Bengals since 2016, providing you with that one-stop shop you need for all things, Cincinnati

Bengals. Today we dive into the Bengals matchup with the Detroit Lions, which looks like an uphill battle

for this team. But we need to see signs of progress, signs of adjustment, sides of functional NFL team on both sides of the ball from the Cincinnati Bengals, even if it is the hardest team that they will have played against through four games in this season.

We'll get into that game in this episode.

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And boy do I hope the Bengals do something unexpected this week, James.

I think that needs to start with what we expected last week, which is can Jake Browning find a way to get these studs the Bengals have at their weapons going? The

offensive line wasn't great last week, but there were plays to be made that Jake Browning left

on the field. And when you look at Jamar Chase's historic performance with Jake

Browning going back to 2023, Browning has never made the most of having Jamar Chase on the football

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