NFL Power Rankings, Week 17: Eagles bury Cowboys, Ravens clinch No. 1 seed
By Dan Parzych
32. Cincinnati Bengals (32)
First off, how incredible was that unexpected rally by the Cincinnati Bengals to almost pull off the win on the road over the Miami Dolphins in overtime?
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Watching the Bengals put up 23 points in the final seven minutes of regulation was completely unexpected, and while it was disappointing to watch Cincinnati fall short in overtime, at least the loss in Miami secured the No. 1 pick in April’s draft.
With Cincinnati only having one win to their name entering the regular-season finale, the Bengals are clearly a team in need of improvement for numerous areas.
Right away, the quarterback position will be evaluated by Cincinnati to determine if the team would be better off going with a new quarterback in April or stick with Andy Dalton moving forward.
Even though most of Dalton’s numbers came late in the fourth quarter during the rally, the Bengals quarterback still made a decent case after finishing with 396 passing yards to go along with four touchdowns.
Sure, the argument can be made that Dalton’s numbers shouldn’t be viewed as impressive due to the fact they were facing the Dolphins, but at this point, the Bengals will take anything after the disappointing results of 2019.