Jake Browning once again shocked the football world over the weekend by putting up another impressive performance in a 34-14 blowout against a solid Colts team. I have to admit that I didn’t trust that he would have the Bengals in a position to still be in the hunt, but I was completely wrong.  

The Reds organization does a fantastic job with fan interaction, and I can’t think of another professional team that does a better job in allowing contact with the athletes and past members of the organization.

I never thought I would be saying this, but the Cincinnati Bengals will be finishing last in the AFC North this season and in all honesty, I am not sure they win more than one more game.  

Anyone who reads my columns each week should know by now that they are often quite positive. Of course, I use my “negatives” to put out some frustration, but I rarely ever say it is time to move on from someone.  

Lou Anarumo’s magic and the Cincinnati Bengals defense failed to show up this past Sunday, which resulted in a loss to the Texans with a score of 30-27.

Joe Burrow thrives in primetime games and displayed his skills on Sunday Night Football this week which led to a Bengals victory over the Buffalo Bills.  

In a must-win game for Cincinnati against the Arizona Cardinals on the road Sunday, Ja’Marr Chase put the city on his back and had a historical performance to get this team back on track.  

Cincinnati handled business on primetime television on Monday and all of Bengals Nation was finally able to exhale in relief. It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but pretty doesn’t matter in the NFL.  

Football finally arrived over this past week, and I was more than excited to finally get back to watching Bengals football. We have finally got to a point where we are expecting them  to be the best team in football each year and it’s a great feeling. Unfortunately, though, this team put together possibly their worst performance in recent memory.

After a split with the Chicago Cubs over the weekend, Cincinnati remains tied with three other teams for the final wildcard spot in the National League. With only a few series left to end the season, Cincinnati can no longer rely on remaining even in each series, as they have to find a way to make up ground.  

How is it already nearly September? Every year, I feel caught off guard around two weeks before football season. Cincinnati has their first game against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 10.

As I am writing this, the Atlanta Braves have just beaten the Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds have just taken another series from the Dodgers. Cincinnati has played quite well against the Dodgers this season, and they continue to show that this small-market team can hang with anyone.  

Cincinnati and Milwaukee both have tough schedules ahead, but if Cincinnati really wants to show that they run the Central, then they will have to find a way to relax at the plate when facing a dominating pitching staff in Milwaukee.