Bengals Win: Final Result Is All That Matters

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Published: October 5, 2009

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... a comatose offense, a vulnerable defense, and long snapper Brad St. Louis’ sudden case of the yips to beat Cleveland 23-20 in overtime Sunday.

It wasn’t pretty, but thankfully, this is the NFL, not the BCS, where nobody hands out style points. The bottom line is getting the victory, then moving on to next week.

It’s a concept that some fans have a hard time wrapping their heads around. “We didn’t play well,” they say, or “We should have blown that team out.” True, but the bottom line is the final score. Nothing else truly matters.

Sure, you would like your team to play better, but would you rather be a 3-1 Bengals team that has yet to play a truly good game, or an 0-4 Tennessee Titans team that has played well enough to win. History says Tennessee’s season is effectively over, the Bengals are just getting started.

There are a lot of things about the 2009 Bengals that make you shudder. St. Louis has been one of the league’s best lon...

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