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Bengals will need a borderline miracle to overcome 0-3 and make playoffs

chris roling
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Sep 23, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) stands on the field during warmups before the game against the Washington Commanders at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images
Sep 23, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) stands on the field during warmups before the game against the Washington Commanders at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

The season isn't over for the Cincinnati Bengals, at least technically speaking.

But things sure don't look good when zooming out to really consider the ramifications of that 0-3 start.

Since 1990 and the expanded playoff field, 162 teams have started a season 0-3. Just four of them have actually made the playoffs:

  • 1992 Chargers

  • 1995 Lions

  • 1998 Bills

  • 2018 Texans

That's...2.4 percent, with just one of the four actually winning a playoff game upon arrival.

Now, we can point out things like Joe Burrow's offense looking fantastic. And they do play a fourth-place schedule after last year's finish, so they could get hot.

But...that's hard to see coming out of Monday night, where they let a rookie passer drum up 38 points of offense in Paycor Stadium without a single punt in sight.

Team building woes, compounded by injuries, are spoiling the season in real time for a Bengals team getting some fantastic play out of Burrow.

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This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Bengals will need a borderline miracle to overcome 0-3 and make playoffs