The Cincinnati Bengals have won two in a row, both over AFC opponents, the most recent during Sunday’s 34-14 triumph over the Indianapolis Colts.
That has most understandably taking a close look at the playoff standings now, which makes sense in the bunched-up AFC. The Bengals will play three of their next four against conference opponents, too, making things interesting.
But Sunday’s game itself had a way of garnering big reactions too. The Bengals grabbed a 14-point lead, then literally gave it away, only to come out of halftime and take it back — with a quarterback injury scare for good measure.
Here’s a look at the notable reactions from right after the game.
There you have it, after a dominant 31-14 win over the Colts, the Bengals are 7-6 and could find themselves a Texans loss away from holding the 7th seed in the AFC.
— Willie Lutz (@willie_lutz) December 10, 2023
Did we score 34 back to back all season? Asking for a friend. https://t.co/QuCqvzGhjH
— Matt (@MrKCincy) December 10, 2023
FINAL: #Bengals 34, Colts 14.
Chalk one up to roster depth. The Bengals needed more from everyone in the fallout of the Burrow injury.
They've gotten it. Brown-Mixon combo 230 yards from scrimmage. Tanner Hudson TD. Jake Browning. D shows up. Trey Hendrickson closes.
Hmm..
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) December 10, 2023
DON’T DOUBT US. pic.twitter.com/hiQTMULq3D
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 10, 2023
The opps not gon show up pic.twitter.com/t6Bc6R1uD6
— Ace Boogie (@NewStripeCity) December 10, 2023
Joe Burrow did give thumbs up when leaving the field. Heal up 9 🫡 pic.twitter.com/iNNBvy1dEc
— Lindsay Patterson (@LndsPatterson) December 10, 2023
Bengals O- Line hasn’t given up a sack all day. To the team 2nd in the NFL in sacks. Complete shut out.
— ZIM (@zimwhodey) December 10, 2023
Bengals get back over .500 somehow. They're 7-6 and are IN THE HUNT for the playoff spot.
— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) December 10, 2023
A really good win for the Bengals today. I think they have a great shot at winning the next two.
— Blake Jewell (@BlakeJewellNFL) December 10, 2023
Another good game from Jake Browning. Dude has been on a heater the past two weeks and has the Bengals firmly in playoff contention. Credit to Zac Taylor for putting together a highly efficient offense as well. Feel like he's letting Browning cook but also giving him easy buttons
— mike (@bengals_sans) December 10, 2023
I don’t know if you guys heard or not, but the Cincinnati Bengals are still in this thing.
— Drew Garrison (@DrewGarrison) December 10, 2023
The #Bengals seem to be in a wonderful spot at backup QB.
(Had this saved to my drafts in August. Tweet finally went through.)
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) December 10, 2023
