by Chris Ball
Loveland, Ohio – Fresh off a terrifying Halloween, Chris and Mark talk about something truly frightening: the 2024 Cincinnati Bengals’ defense. Against the Philadelphia Eagles last week they put as much fear into the opposing offense as Charlie Brown in his cut-up ghost outfit. After the 37-17 loss, the guys discuss how the defense showed once again that they cannot hold up against mobile quarterbacks. The game next week against the Raiders is yet another winnable one versus a bottom-of-the league team, and if they can’t win there, the season will be officially declared dead as a doornail. Mark also explains how the Bearcats matched up against Colorado, and highlights the fight they had against two Buffalo All-Americans in Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. Chris gets to celebrate a rare Wolverines rivalry win against Michigan State, while bracing for potentially ugly Saturday when the top-ranked Oregon Ducks visit Ann Arbor.
Have a listen and don’t forget to leave your comments and feedback!
As a few notes, here is the exceptional breakdown of the struggles facing the Bengals running game referenced in the podcast:
There's been A LOT of talk about the #Bengals' rushing attack. What's going wrong? Can it be fixed? Is it all on the offensive line? Running backs? Scheme? @bengals_sans with a GREAT breakdown⬇️https://t.co/TmWIZ1SfMG
— Bengals Talk (@BengalsTalkSI) November 1, 2024
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Christopher Ball is a longtime Loveland resident and an attorney. He graduated from Loveland High School in 2003 and was a member of the football team before going on to become a coach’s assistant at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He has been following and rooting for the Reds and Bengals since the early 1990s and has been through the many ups and downs that fandom has wrought over the years.
