Bengals boast better to return to the playoffs after two years Originally appeared on Sports Athlon.
The 55th season of the history of the franchise was not kind to the Bengals of Cincinnati with a second consecutive season without making the playoffs.
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An underperformant defense has compensated for a high caliber offense and MVP-type performance of the quarter-rear Joe Burrow, and the team hopes that it could have made enough improvements to this offseason to qualify to at least a 27th match in the playoff in the history of the team.
Cincinnati finally signed the choice of first round and the defensive winger Shemar Stewart after a long dispute of recruit contract, but has still not resolved the contractual situation of Trey Hendrickson, although the Rusher All-Pro Pass is in the training camp.
Other project additions, such as the seconds Demetrius Knight Jr. and Barrett Carter, will help consolidate the defense over the season.
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“The defense of the Bengals of Cincinnati is still threatening to be one of the worst in the league this year, but the team’s offensive puts them above all the other teams on this list. The Bengals marked the seventh point of the NFL last season, but were the only team of the Steelers at the top 11 of this statistics at 2024. Cincinnati will have to tighten things up Saga Trey Hendrickson who tormented their offseason.
“If the new defensive coordinator Al Golden can obtain average figures for its players this year, Bengals should be suitors at Super Bowl, not to mention hopes in the playoffs.”
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This story was initially reported by Sports Athlon On August 2, 2025, where he appeared for the first time.
