The Bengal Tigers are back to OK-ness, anyway, this is where they have always belonged. In the past two weeks, they have wasted the opportunity provided by home cooking, (reasonably) good health, good and jet lag opponents, and the rapid decline of the AFC North.

On Sunday, the men got a chance for a month. They suppressed them literally and otherwise. There is no specific order:

Win the OT coin toss.

I chose not to participate twice in the first half, the 4th and 1st from Niners 19 and the 4th and 2nd from Niners 10.

A taunting penalty was committed, which resulted in a touchdown by the 49ers, which ended the first quarter instead of a 46-yard field goal attempt.

Recap: The Bengals abandon another game at home

Column: The Bengal Tigers have all the opportunities and have not followed up

Analysis: What did we learn from Sunday’s game

Saved 47 yards missed by SF kicker Robbie Gould at the end of the rules that could have won the game.

The Bengals have four games left, and the AFC playoffs are distorted and chaotic, so they may dance anyway. But after the past few weeks, how significant is this?

1. The men took a nap in the first half. Last week, it was 13-24 during the break and 6-17 this week. Joe Burrow didn't seem to care about it. "We have been like a team in the second half of the season," he said. You may want to change it.

2. Mike Hilton said that some people are not going to participate in the competition. Last week, Higgins and Mickelson said the same thing. Considering what is at stake and how much effort they put into making December important, how could this be possible?

3. As of today, the Bengal Tigers have defeated a record-winning opponent, the shaky Ravens. They are 2-1 against Detroit, Jax and Jets, and their total score is 6-32-1.

4. Kyle Shanahan's impressive creativity. Every other game is the magic of SF offense, especially in the first half. at the same time,

6. This led to some rough play in overtime, and it was clear that Burrow could not be stopped, at least not by San Francisco's defense.

7. I'm tired of the phrase "everything is in front of us". is it? Go get it then. ..

8. Taylor really shouldn't say, "I don't think anyone wants to play against us." Even if it is true, it sounds terrible after the second consecutive home defeat. And I guess Denver would rather play against Cincinnati on Sunday than KC or the Chargers.

9. The ridicule of Vonn Bell is as lame as most ridicules. But you must know and deal with it. It will not change anytime soon.

10. Among 50,481 people, there are many San Fran fans.

11. The first TD from Burrow to Chase-QB competition, extensive freelance work, the pair reading each other's ideas-is a work of football art. The telepathy between the two is extraordinary.

12. Burrow's performance is very good. Garoppolo is better: 6 of 6 shots, 80 yards and touchdowns.

Perspective is difficult to obtain after the morning, but it is worth noting that Burrow's appearance makes the Bengals hope to live a better life. I don't remember the last time the Bengals were 14 points behind with 10 minutes left in the game, and I said to myself, "It's not over yet, I think they will win", just like I did on Sunday. Even Carson Palmer did not inspire this belief. Maybe it was the baby boom generation in 1988.

In any case, Burrow can still be said to be the most special player in the history of the Bengals. And, considering the team's increasingly fragile presence in our town, this is the most important thing. The lease enveloped the entire proceedings like the lookitup (children) of Damocles. It was in '26. Before that, it needs to be extended for at least one year. If the Bengals are not good soon, it is not easy to keep them by their side. Burrow will have a huge impact on this. The clock is ticking. The men in the north today are no worse than when they woke up on Sunday morning. If this excites you.

The Bengals will not pay him because they think he is too old. Big Whi turns 40 on Sunday. Tonight, he will be the first 40-year-old left tackle to start an NFL game. From PKing:

"I don't know when this happened, but in the end it became my goal to play well at the age of 40," he said. "But it never really felt that it was tangible and possible. As I got closer, I was attacking my work and my craft. I could still play and I enjoyed it. Then the injury happened last year. , I left the court in the car, thinking that the chance of playing again is not great. People are like, you will not recover from the injury and continue to play until you are 39 years old.

"I'm very stubborn. I don't like being told what to do. I know people think this is over for me, so I have to do it. I have to try again. Just like me and golf. People say You can’t play good golf with 6-7 and 330. I think I will show them. I will prove them wrong. I find that stubbornness is a good motivation."

For fans without blood in the game, the shootout is not that wonderful. I wrote that it was "shocking" that XU performed so well and the Musketeer's talent advantage was so obvious. There are several specific reactions from UC fans. (Xu fans almost never react. Never.)

A. Football now has all the money. I have not seen any figures with this effect. Even if this is true, Haggs and Mick succeeded without it. You can win many games without a private jet.

B. This is John Branning's fault. why? Bran can have two years. One is the chaos caused by COVID-19. He shared a year's regular season championship; next, he participated in the conference championship championship. UC's best player David DeJulius is a Brannen.

We agree that Wesmiller needs time to turn things around. We can also agree that, like Brannen, he started late on the road to recruitment. But the people he brought in were not the difference makers. That's not John Branning's fault. It is not his problem that he was ruthlessly dumped. As far as we know, these reasons are plausible.

On the contrary, Xavier's lineup is deep, experienced and skilled. Jack Nunge will not eat the low players in the Big East like the three inefficient players in UC. But he is a great big man who can score, run and won't hurt them on the defensive end. X has six people who can score.      

Ironically, this winter, Travis Steele will be judged more severely than Miller.

What is 55 degrees and sunny days in December? climate change? Or a gift?

URBAN MEYER messed up the Jaguar, we thought it was impossible. Is there anything more than a "jaguar mess"? There are reports that Ulb has had an argument with former Bangladeshi Marvin Jones, criticizing his coach as a "loser" and is now killing the messenger. Jax Times Alliance:

Although Meyer denied that he had tensions with his players and staff, he still threatened any sources within the organization that might leak information.

"If there is one source, that source is the unemployed," Meyer said. "I mean, in a few seconds, if some source is doing this."       

He is a great coach and has never mastered the skills to take responsibility when things get worse. He is learning what other college coaches before him (which means you, Nick Saban) learned: NFL is not a college, you are not a dictator, you are not acting. Once you lose the locker room, it is difficult to find it again. No series of five newly minted stars walks through the door and worships you blindly, because they need you more than you need them.

Adjust today. .. I spent a few hours on the weekend organizing the playlist for our party this week. All Christmas songs. I love some of my Apple Music. The undisputed champion is still Darlene Love Doing Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

This is not bad. Conan O'Brien's Bruce.