Through the first four weeks of the 2023 NFL season, the normally high-flying Cincinnati Bengals offense was grounded in ways that were highly disconcerting. The Bengals ranked 23rd in Offensive DVOA. Their -45 point differential was one of the NFL’s worst, and quarterback Joe Burrow was struggling with his injured calf to the point where a lot of people thought it would be best for head coach Zac Taylor to bench Burrow until he could actually function in and out of the pocket.
