Going into Sunday’s game, we discussed on the show that the matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals would be a great litmus test for Vic Fangio’s defense, a unit that had not given up a touchdown since the bye week and had turned up the dial on its sack rate and overall effectiveness in the previous two games.
If Sunday was a test, this unit passed with flying colors.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was held to his lowest quarterback rating of the season (84.7) while Cincinnati ran for a season-low 58 yards as a team. Their last four offensive drives resulted in a turnover on downs, an interception, a lost fumble, and the end of the game. That last part was perhaps the most refreshing, as the...
